Example sentences of "[verb] expect a [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 The capital fund ( £140 ) was deployed to help offset the deficit , and plans made to expect a further £300 deficit in 1916 .
2 She was told to expect a five hour delay … in the event she endured a nine hour wait …
3 We were surprised at the continuing estimates of fixed costs , as we would have expected a minimal time investment after the first year of familiarisation , but given that training was identified as the major cost , it may be that this forms the bulk of the continuing cost .
4 Under these conditions they could have expected a higher failure rate .
5 City analysts had expected a further £50m worth of debt repayment during the month .
6 But shareholders are still warned to expect a short-term debt hike .
  Next page