Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] 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 What we are doing , if we expect a negative outcome , is providing our fear with food from the imagination .
7 ‘ I am not quite the Hochhauser rapist I am made out to be , but I expect a little peck , just here , on the cheek . ’
8 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 .
9 ‘ 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
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