Example sentences of "[pron] expect a [adj] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those ultimate motivations will be the subject of the next section , but here we are interested in exactly what it is that we expect a pragmatic theory to do . |
| 2 | No one expects an economic system to produce absolute justice . |
| 3 | ‘ All the independent analysts are now backing their words with money that they expect a gentle recovery to take root next year . ’ |
| 4 | No-one expects a 36-hour strike to deter him . |
| 5 | He wants to come in , but a glance up to the bridge tells me he expects a vast crowd to appear out of nowhere , the minute he strips naked . |
| 6 | ‘ He says the whole army is unsettled because it 's known that Famagusta will never give up while it expects a relieving ship to arrive . |