Example sentences of "[pron] [be] expect [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll make sure May and June top up , because I 'm expecting to have a bad month in July , but because I 'm expecting to have a good month , I might as well go on holiday myself . |
| 2 | I 'll make sure May and June top up , because I 'm expecting to have a bad month in July , but because I 'm expecting to have a good month , I might as well go on holiday myself . |
| 3 | It comes ahead of inflation figures on Friday which are expected to show a substantial drop from 4.1 per cent to 3.8 per cent in the headline rate , as recent cuts in mortgage costs work their way through . |
| 4 | The budget deficit was K514,000,000 before taking into account grants and loans , which were expected to leave an overall deficit of K102,000,000 [ see p. 36993 for previous year 's budget figures ] . |
| 5 | The long-serving boss was adamant that he wanted total commitment and effort in the build-up to the tie , which is expected to attract a 2,500 all-ticket crowd to College Road . |
| 6 | The long-serving boss was adamant that he wanted total commitment and effort in the build-up to the tie , which is expected to attract a 2,500 all-ticket crowd to College Road . |
| 7 | The candidate submits a thesis for examination which is expected to make an original contribution to knowledge . |
| 8 | Scottish Television invested three hundred thousand pounds in the extension to the college , which is expected to play a vital part in the future of the gaelic language and culture . |
| 9 | The creation of a new party was also a more exciting enterprise which was expected to have a greater effect on public opinion : for the first twelve months — until the Falklands crisis arrived — the SDP gained much favourable publicity and appeared to be potentially successful . |
| 10 | You may find you are expected to use a portable typewriter . |
| 11 | You are expected to produce an immaculate record on your own . |
| 12 | Suppose , for example , you have a thirty-minute session in the video room , once a month , and you are expected to show a twenty-minute documentary during that time . |
| 13 | You 're expected to remember a whole process that you 're asking to you know explain how to fill in the form or use another system . |
| 14 | After arriving in the late afternoon , she is expected to board a local Liat airline flight for one of the Caribbean islands , with St Kitts emerging as a possible holiday venue . |
| 15 | For today 's ceremony , she is expected to wear a favourite broad-brimmed hat and an over the knee pastel coloured dress . |
| 16 | She is expected to make a full recovery but will remain in hospital for at least two weeks . |
| 17 | The legislation for the new agency was expected to have been introduced into Parliament at the earliest possible opportunity by Secretary of State for the Environment , Michael Heseltine , who is expected to set a firm date for publication of the consultation paper on the new environment agency sometime in October . |
| 18 | Maybe that was why this picture just would n't work : she was expected to produce a suitable work in return for the fellowship that was supposed to be paying her just to paint . |
| 19 | In order to analyse possible variations in expression , we studied whole blood from a patient with pheochromocytoma , who was expected to have a high level of expression of this gene , obtaining a value four times higher than those from normal subjects ( data submitted but not shown ) . |
| 20 | They are expected to earn a specified rate of return on capital employed in defined categories of work and must win such work on the basis of a competitive tendering process . |
| 21 | They are expected to take a full medical history and perform a physical examination . |
| 22 | They are expected to make a full recovery , but Sir Ranulph is likely to lose part of the second biggest toe on his left foot because of frost-bite . |
| 23 | Murdo Grant , Rector of Kingussie High School , identifies the opportunities and failures open to teachers : as they are expected to play a leading part in community life , so professional and personal shortcomings are less easy to conceal . |
| 24 | Equally difficult to quantify are the variables of age and experience , although they are expected to play an important role in language learning . |
| 25 | Just four days after completing a 30-hour journey from Edinburgh to Darwin they were expected to overcome a nine-hour time difference and temperatures in the 90 's to beat a Northern Territories Invitation XV . |
| 26 | It is expected to have a considerable impact upon the quality of services offered to the public , upon the level and quality of employment in service organisations and upon their management . |
| 27 | Although it is not known when he will be able to return to his £350,000-a-year job , he is expected to lead a normal life within three months . |
| 28 | The latter started favourite for last year 's Champion but proved no match for Beech Road , though he is expected to become a stronger horse this season . |
| 29 | He is expected to make a full recovery . |
| 30 | He is expected to make a full recovery from his injuries . |