Example sentences of "expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The A34 just south of Newbury is still down to a single lane due to the roadworks there , between the Swan roundabout and Sandalford roundabout and the A41 London road in Bicester has roadworks by the level crossing , temporary traffic lights there , expect some congestion which is reasonably bad at the moment , but it is beginning to clear in both directions . |
| 32 | ‘ Whenever I stand in the middle of a big field , ’ she said , ‘ I expect some harpy to come flying at me with a hockey stick . |
| 33 | ‘ We 're now asking them to accept a revised model and we expect some opposition . ’ |
| 34 | I expect some people watching might think that wo wo football is a boy 's game , rather than a girl 's game , but of course that is n't the tradition is it ? |
| 35 | whatever you can , there 's no stipulation you 've got to do so many , you have to do whatever you can , but I expect some people can take them to work and just leave them on ca n't they ? |
| 36 | We expect some account of Sicilian civilization and resources , some description of the fortifications of Syracuse , the temples ( an index of prosperity ) of Akragas , or the revenues derived from the subjugated interior ; something , in fact , like Herodotus book ii , about Egypt , which introduced the invasion by the Persian king Kambyses . |
| 37 | On the A four two three , Kidlington to Banbury road , expect some delays due to the traffic lights near Bunkers Hill . |
| 38 | But if they do n't , if they break it or that then er they expect some trouble . |
| 39 | If I give a hitcher a lift I expect social interaction and ca n't abide the ones that use me like a bus service , mute to the point of rudeness . |
| 40 | We expect British Rail to give urgent consideration to the timing of the placement of that order . |
| 41 | We naturally expect British Rail to attach the greatest importance to safety considerations . |
| 42 | We should see what we can do on this matter and expect another report back and then they actually can tell . |
| 43 | ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’ |
| 44 | Individuals use their radio and television sets in different ways and for different purposes , and expect different things of them . |
| 45 | On Merseyside they expect entertaining football . |
| 46 | We provide a top quality catering service for employees using the restaurant , which is also used extensively for VIP functions from other Total locations and from France , who expect high standard of food and service . |
| 47 | They expect high levels of performance . |
| 48 | The main cause of these differences is the hotel guests who come and go according to their own personal arrangements and who quite rightly expect high standards and quality service to be maintained throughout their stay . |
| 49 | Every year , we expect public service standards to be ratcheted up . |
| 50 | ‘ Today folk expect luxurious accommodation with all the facilities . ’ |
| 51 | Pluralists and some Marxists expect such institutions to indoctrinate policy-influentials with the need to perform their organizationally defined roles . |
| 52 | You expect such tactics with cars nearing the end of their life , not with models just months old . |
| 53 | This is version one of what promises to be one of the leading packages in this field , and , given that that is the case , I expect future versions to add greatly to its functionality . |
| 54 | You do not — or should not — expect tropical nights , moonlit beaches , rhythmic dancing by maidens in grass skirts , or cocktails . |
| 55 | The modest Japanese demand for Grimshaw and a few other Victorian artists such as Henry Parker , Breanski and David James is now subdued , though Christie 's expect Japanese dealers to take about 5% of a Victorian sale . |
| 56 | Doctors can ask us all sorts of intimate questions and expect honest answers ; in return , we expect them to treat this knowledge confidentially and not to gossip about the state of our health . |
| 57 | Expect cautious underspending in the first six months while trends are analysed ; |
| 58 | Most researchers expect global temperatures to have experienced about half the predicted equilibrium temperature by the 2030s , that is , 1–2 C warmer than it is now . |
| 59 | ‘ Young men expect 12,000 rupees ( $750 ) , including a television . |
| 60 | I expect amazing revelations — a scoop ! ’ |