Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [pron] expect the [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 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 While he could provide no time scale for this , he did say that he expects the business to grow at 20% per annum .
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