Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] expect a [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | Its intensity ( that is , its energy content ) is given by the square of this , so we expect a transmitted fraction of unc as is indeed the case . |
| 3 | ‘ All the independent analysts are now backing their words with money that they expect a gentle recovery to take root next year . ’ |
| 4 | When told it could , Postelnicu made it clear that he expected a regular supply of Scotch to be discreetly deposited there . |
| 5 | I have always thought that league results are what matter most to Motherwell and I expect a harder game than were given that day . ’ |
| 6 | Such a policy of extensification would avoid food mountains and ensure that our land was properly looked after by farmers who want to work and who expect a reasonable return for their efforts . |
| 7 | What we are doing , if we expect a negative outcome , is providing our fear with food from the imagination . |
| 8 | But no-one expects a quick rally , and forecasts for 1993 growth range from 0.2 per cent to 2.0 , with underlying inflation ranging from 3.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent , base rates between 4.5 per cent and 6 per cent , and the PSBR anywhere from £40 billion to £55 billion . |
| 9 | ‘ I am not quite the Hochhauser rapist I am made out to be , but I expect a little peck , just here , on the cheek . ’ |
| 10 | We welcome the emphasis on safety in the North sea , but we expect a parallel prioritisation of the extremely dangerous potential accident sites onshore , and we expect to see an improvement in that situation . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | The reaction of local farmers to this disruption of their normal farming activity was to wait the situation out , as they expected a high price for their lands . |
| 13 | Mr Ebbert warned that the company would have to continue operating at reduced output levels for the immediate future , even though he expected a modest improvement in total UK new car sales this year — a rise of perhaps about 7 per cent to 1.7 million . |