Example sentences of "expect [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Young men expect 12,000 rupees ( $750 ) , including a television .
2 I expect six hours
3 ‘ I 'm sure the All Blacks expect six games against Welsh clubs culminating in an international at the Arms Park to be a hard tour .
4 Woking expect 4,000 fans to travel to what should be Brighton 's biggest gate of the season .
5 His vision of the future also included a reduction in university support services for authors ; fewer editors working on more books ; cheaper typesetting and data processing costs ; significantly reduced print runs ( ‘ I expect 50 copies will be considered a large run for some titles ’ ) ; electronic customer catalogues ; improved customer service ; a merging of the jobs of copy editor , designer and production controller ; and dramatically improved distribution ( ‘ the 10 minute book run off locally in the shop could soon be a reality ’ ) .
6 But expect five days of fast , highly tactical racing between Brussels and Mulhouse .
7 The organisers expect 500,000 spectators to line the route from Blackheath to Westminster Bridge .
8 So expect two years of dull , decent , gritty competence , explain the Major-domos — and steady , unspectacular results .
9 This year 's five-day fair is the biggest so far , with 8,189 exhibitors from 93 countries ; the organisers expect 220,000 visitors .
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