Example sentences of "expect [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 The meeting is open to the public but expect Taylor to give the banks a hard time .
2 Greece and Spain expect emissions to rise by at least 25 per cent and Portugal is expecting rise of between 29-39 per cent , depending on economic growth .
3 DSP seems a particularly important topic since it represents the doorway between the way that people do things and the tasks which they expect electronics to do .
4 Would we , for example , expect adaptors to feel better when working on projects in the Q4 area , and innovators in the Q1 area ( Kirton , 1976 ) ?
5 Expect Chelsea to name the same side beaten at home by Sheffield United , which means under-fire keeper Kevin Hitchcock plays .
6 Now we expect operators to identify the root cause and make the problem go away themselves , ’ said factory systems manager .
7 ‘ I do n't earn any money and they expect Scott to pay .
8 We expect candidates to communicate effectively — but will not be looking for perfect Business English .
9 By the third day I expect third-years to work alone , and if you slip up , gal , I 'll have your guts for garters !
10 Meanwhile from eastern Europe expect investment to become a two-way traffic .
11 … we expect books to generate ideas for exploration , we try to choose books that will challenge and ask questions of our brightest children and yet provide an accessible experience for the weakest .
12 Orcs expect Goblins to run away and it does n't really surprise them when this happens .
13 Just like other Orcs , Savage Orcs expect Goblins to run away and it does n't really surprise them when this happens .
14 They expect pleasure to cost money .
15 ‘ Parents expect schools to sort out a lot of problems which are not school problems , ’ says one .
16 On the whole we expect opportunities to start paying off very quickly .
17 ‘ I expect England to revert to the front row that has done so well for so long , which means I must play out of my skin against Moore for the chance to face the guy again next week .
18 No well they say , Away man , and expe expect child to come to them .
19 We are not used to long poems these days , and we no longer expect poetry to do the work of history , psychology and the novel , or to find ‘ the spirit of the age ’ expressed in poetic medium .
20 Not being in loco parentis he can get on with his own job , and expect parents to do theirs .
21 Stung , the League said yesterday that they expect ITV to come up with a new date within the next fortnight and they will not tolerate one beyond the scheduled season 's end of May 5 .
22 We expect GDP to grow by 1.25 per cent this year , with the recovery gathering pace .
23 To ensure it wo n't be a pain in Spain I expect Graham to rely on his tested experienced players and sprinkle them with a blend of youth .
24 How does my hon. and learned Friend expect Palestinians to feel that they will get a fair crack of the whip while they are subjected to those double standards ?
25 As to this year 's profits , top City analysts have pencilled in around £45m pre-tax and expect Pickfords to chip in well over £4m , against last year 's £2.7m .
26 But that is precisely what happens when we expect plants to live and thrive , not as nature intended , but on chemical fertilizers .
27 This is approaching the temperature below which theoreticians expect atoms to fuse together in a new kind of matter .
28 We expect planes to take off on time .
29 Even accounting for Spartak 's counter-attacking skills , I fully expect Liverpool to reach the quarter-finals , especially if Russian keeper Stanislav Cherchesov has one of his unconvincing nights .
30 Even accounting for Spartak 's counterattacking skills , I fully expect Liverpool to reach the quarter-finals , especially if Russian keeper Stanislav Cherchesov has one of his unconvincing nights .
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