Example sentences of "[adv] expect [adj] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He obviously expected some sort of reaction . |
| 2 | That is to say , for 100 feet of water one could only expect 240 feet of sediment of normal density . |
| 3 | It was humiliating , and she had not expected that kind of reaction from him . |
| 4 | Abolitionists did not expect immediate conversion by slaveholders ; it was not necessary in so far as they were sure planters could not for long resist the economic imperatives . |
| 5 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
| 6 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
| 7 | We should not expect three classes of behaviour corresponding to the three processes of adaptation . |
| 8 | Where it is not supported , the reason is often , as suggested by Rundquist ( 1980 , 1983 ) , because the spending patterns are already set by the geography of demands ( one would not expect large spending on subsidies for cotton farmers in New Hampshire , for example ) and the goal of the pork barrellers is rather to get plenty of money for the programme than to direct it to certain areas rather than others . |
| 9 | Bernard Moing , Univel 's regional marketing manager for Europe says , ‘ we 're not expecting any returns on UnixWare until the first quarter of 1993 , and then the take up will be limited for a further period . ’ |
| 10 | Wholesalers reported an increase in sales compared with last year , reversing the previous trend , and they also expect strong growth in sales in February . |
| 11 | Maude 's telegram from the Queen was also expected this morning at Trees Park Village , near Middleton St George , where she has lived for the last seven years . |
| 12 | Moscow could also expect Iraqi interest in Brezhnev 's initiative since Baghdad had floated a ‘ Pan-Arab Charter ’ early in 1980 , which inter alia had asserted the need to keep the Gulf free from all superpower bases . |
| 13 | Some 70 per cent of Borders properties can also expect reduced demands for water tax . |
| 14 | Might we now expect some clarification regarding Trident . |
| 15 | ‘ Then he 'll surely expect some sort of explanation from me , ’ Harry said quietly . |
| 16 | The county council says it hopes to give residents a choice on where they 'll be moved to and does n't expect compulsory redundancies among care staff . |
| 17 | DO N'T expect romantic comedy from Bill Alexander 's production of The Taming of the Shrew at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , Stratford-upon-Avon . |
| 18 | I ca n't expect any favours from Graham Gooch in that direction . |
| 19 | We do n't expect this sort of thing to happen to us . ’ |
| 20 | As a former member of his Household explained : ‘ He never expected this kind of reaction . |
| 21 | We must therefore expect certain aspects of computer design to reappear throughout the book , to be seen from a slightly different angle each time . |