Example sentences of "[adv] expect [adj] [noun] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although a company can not expect all staff offered transfers to other parts of the country to accept them , it can take steps to improve employees ' attitudes towards relocation . |
| 2 | We do not expect any component buying problem to be encountered by constructors of the Vehicle Watchdog . |
| 3 | Miss Cackle could n't expect ordinary guests to bring ladders with them , could she ? |
| 4 | Hungarian-born Mr Soros , 62 , told a London news conference : ‘ I do n't expect other people to make donations of this size . |
| 5 | In July the company had said that it then expected 32,000 people to take redundancy this year , up from the 20,000 forecast at the beginning of the year : now it says it expects 40,000 to go , 8000 of them in Europe — of which the UK share is 600 , and 4,000 of them in Asia . |
| 6 | Having half expected that hair to feel crisp , to prickle beneath her palms as it had against her breasts , she was surprised to find that it felt as soft as down . |