Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] expect a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | Why did he expect a good crop of sugarbeet ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Prost said he expected a tough race but was satisfied with the performance of his car . |