Example sentences of "[adv] expect [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this analysis er , if you set aside the effect of our sale of Elsivir er , the variance was forty nine million seventy percent of which relates to the U K. The drop in profits from our newspapers was the biggest and probably the most widely expected a substantial proportion of their costs are fixed and , er , they therefore are particularly sensitive to , er changes in volume . |
| 2 | Users rightly expect the same standard of packaging as is found with other resources such as books and audiovisual material . |
| 3 | Looking after the status quo is rather more their tendency , so we can perhaps expect a greater emphasis on defence with rather less activity from the operatives up front — the strikers . |
| 4 | The book is set in the 1940s and this is how things were then , so to expect a different kind of portrayal would be unreasonable . |
| 5 | Thus we can normally expect a mature mind in a person at work and although developmental processes of growth and senescence are of some interest , studies of the person working usually assume that we are dealing with a mind which is equipped with the basic skills derived from play and education but one which has not been subject to any serious diminution of capacity . |
| 6 | Ordinary shareholders can not normally expect the same kind of safe , steady return on their investment as a preference holder might . |
| 7 | But then no one should ever expect a criminal organization to be trustworthy . |
| 8 | This will go some way to draw the fire of the Government 's critics , but he can still expect a rough ride for the bill on the House of Lords . |
| 9 | The Russian campaign started , in fact , while most people were still expecting the final show-down with Britain to begin in the near future . |
| 10 | Sunderland also expect a big crowd for Friday night 's £5,000 marathon challenge match . |
| 11 | Different manufacturers claim widely different life expectancies for both materials , but you can reasonably expect a five-year life from most types ( but as some manufacturers claim a life of only half this , and others double , check before you buy ) . |
| 12 | In addition to the acoustic-equivalence problem , we would also expect the island-driving aspect of the density algorithm to exacerbate the search problem . |
| 13 | Mr Litman refused to discuss details of the money involved but his Russian associates are clearly expecting a considerable boost to their meagre pensions . |
| 14 | He also expects the three versions to be interoperable by 1995 . |
| 15 | He also expects the three versions to be interoperable by 1995 . |
| 16 | Cameron now expected a glancing reference to Exodus 32 and a figuring of Aaron the idolator as the rebel and troublemaker who seduced the honest Israelites with the golden calf of dangerous principles . |
| 17 | It is not always so obvious in relationships , where we often expect the bright flames of love to burn out of their own purity and spontaneity , but they too need refuelling in what may be quite prosaic ways . |
| 18 | If Susanna Jennens had encouraged her to read and write at Weston Hall , Leapor could not really expect the same sort of understanding and support from another employer . |
| 19 | ‘ We 're now expecting an official approach at board level from The Oval but the answer will be the same . ’ |
| 20 | This increase seems to be part of a broader social trend in which clients increasingly expect a high quality of service from professional people . |
| 21 | Rather , we would simply expect the relative demotion of conformity ( in terms of both goals and means ) as against deviance , because it offers less . |
| 22 | Next came an accusation , which Niki reports as follows , with Dennis saying , ‘ If you pay somebody such an amazing amount of money , you can surely expect a little friendship in exchange . ’ |
| 23 | Whatever publishers ' position on the question of ‘ partner or competitor ’ , Richard Heath , of Heath Educational Book Supplies , stressed that ‘ booksellers are not asking for favouritism , we simple need a level playing field ’ , and , he warned , ‘ Publishers like Heinemann Educational , who attempt to gain market share for key national curriculum titles by offering schools 20 , 25 , 33 or even 50% discount for buying direct , can not then expect the same support from booksellers as we will give to publishers who show commitment to booksellers . ’ |
| 24 | Since the shift in demand was not predictable , even rational people would not have expected it , and so the typical supplier would be finding the price of the good on her island higher than she was initially expecting the average price to be . |
| 25 | Many players are guilty of having a lesson and almost expecting a magical remedy to their problems . |
| 26 | ‘ I never expected the first scrap to be so easy , ’ Callaghan said . |
| 27 | David was loyal to a fault , and in his naive understanding quietly expected the same kind of loyalty in return . |
| 28 | We certainly expect a big uplift in sales through the group as a result . ’ |
| 29 | But do you seriously expect the same people to be there after so long ? |
| 30 | Even if the company had too much money for its own good and wanted to go way over the top it should certainly expect a finished block of 60,000 square feet for £9.4m . |