Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] expect [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Union leaders say they expect an overwhelming call for industrial action in an imminent ballot , after employers refused to improve a 4.8 per cent offer on Monday . |
| 2 | Xerox Corp , figures , page five , says it expects the European economy to remain weak for the rest of the year , but Xerox forecasts ‘ some encouraging signs of recovery ’ in Japan for the remainder of 1993 ; the plan to leave the financial services business remains on track but it might take several years . |
| 3 | There is a streak of sadism in his performance which leads us to expect an answering streak of masochism in Katherine . |
| 4 | Economic theory would lead you to expect a net gain even in the EC — making it possible to compensate Western Europe 's producers for their losses and still show a gain for consumers and taxpayers . |
| 5 | The decades since 1950 , the 40 most revolutionary years in the history of human society , should lead us to expect a massive disintegration of old values , a collapse of old certainties . |
| 6 | The experience of other advanced economies would lead us to expect the increasing dominance of larger manufacturing firms who can benefit more from economies of scale as the level of output and capital investment increases . |
| 7 | They 're forced into a position of dependence and in fact how do you expect a disabled child to be independent when even their parents are n't ? |
| 8 | Or do you expect the poor beast to get off and skip round on its own for you ? ’ |
| 9 | 2 What do you expect the retail price to be ? $399 was suggested for the 4000 , I think , of which you said $240 would be your net receipts . |
| 10 | Why did he expect a good crop of sugarbeet ? |
| 11 | Last night the grieving couple were still baffled by the tragedy that struck down six-year-old Elizabeth a week after doctors said they expected a full recovery from a brain tumour . |
| 12 | Forecasting nil growth in the market this year , the company said it expected a slight upturn in the final quarter of 1993 but its total truck sales would not exceed last year 's 32,000 . |
| 13 | He said he expected a substantial part of that money to be used as a ‘ starter ’ sum for Darlington schools St Augustines and St Bedes . |
| 14 | Prost said he expected a tough race but was satisfied with the performance of his car . |