Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [pron] expect [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Russell added that he expected the Chancellor 's action would provoke a strong response from his constituents . |
| 2 | Hewlett says that it expects the pact to generate around $100m of sales over three years . |
| 3 | The chief executive of State of Israel Bonds , Meyir Rosenne , says that he expects the issue to sell out in two weeks , something that would take him ten weeks in normal times . |
| 4 | On the plane to London , Adam had said that Clare still refused to see her ; he had hinted that she expected an apology . |
| 5 | Suppose that I expect a colleague to give me a lift home this evening , but that her car has a flat battery ; this wo n't stop us , however , because a friend 's car is parked conveniently near with some jump leads which we can use to get her car to start . |
| 6 | In the past , this did not mean that we would not move from company to company , it most certainly did not mean that we ha that we thought we had a job for life , but it did mean that we expected a degree of permanence and improvement as part of the reward for our endeavours and labour . |
| 7 | The IMF said in its April 1991 forecast that it expected the US economy to shrink by 0.1 per cent in 1991 , before making a full recovery to 2.8 per cent growth in 1992 . |
| 8 | Bush said , however , that he would use his executive discretion to modify or suspend US sanctions when two more of the five conditions were met ; administration officials said that they expected the freeing of political prisoners and the lifting of the state of emergency in Natal to be regarded as adequate moves . |
| 9 | Presenting the seventh development plan ( 1991-97 ) to the National Assembly on Nov. 19 , Masire said that he expected a slowdown in revenue in the coming period and that the private sector would have to play a greater role in diversifying the economy and reducing the dependence on mineral exports . |
| 10 | The chief inspector of nuclear installations , Ron Anthony , now admits that he expected the inquiry to open later in the licensing procedure — which is independent of the inquiry 's deliberations . |
| 11 | While he could provide no time scale for this , he did say that he expects the business to grow at 20% per annum . |