Example sentences of "but they expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't New York ; it was n't the Florida Keys , but they expected the standards of those places . |
| 2 | Observers noted that the export drive by Japanese industry was the result of slowing demand on Japan 's domestic markets , but they expected the situation to stabilize as the year progressed . |
| 3 | ‘ They expect servants to be invisible , but they expect the work to be done all the same , ’ put in Ethel . |
| 4 | Formally but icily they replied that they " do not desire to interfere with any views which he may have towards improving his position in life , but they expect that he will give them six months ' notice of his intention to resign the mastership of the School " . |
| 5 | But they expect us to keep the place open for ‘ em . |
| 6 | Its early days but they expect him to be in hospital for about two months . |