Example sentences of "[adv] expect [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is nevertheless expected to have an easy win in the Lyons constituency he has represented for the past 13 years . |
| 2 | The successful diplomate will thus expect to find a wide range of career and employment opportunities , especially in the industrial/commercial sector . |
| 3 | Kulaks who joined the Imperial Navy , even in the commissioned ranks , did not normally expect to enjoy a long life . |
| 4 | ‘ I still expect to have a substantial interest in the day-to-day running of the club and my assistant Lil Fuccillo will be appointed manager . ’ |
| 5 | The Beaverton , Oregon-based Sequent is also expected to have a few tricks up its sleeve for this week 's roll-out . |
| 6 | Professor Clare was also expected to deliver a public lecture entitled ‘ The Stigmata of Mental Illness ’ later tonight . |
| 7 | There were at least a dozen big-wave specialists on the North Shore who , if the Eddie Aikau were actually to be held , could reasonably expect to make a small fortune . |
| 8 | Mrs Tirebuck observed : ‘ Teachers are often expected to have an in-depth knowledge of science , so we are grateful for the help . ’ |
| 9 | Although Mr Patten said it was too early to discuss his political future , the Tories are now expected to find a safe seat in which the sitting member can be persuaded to make way for his early return to Westminster . |
| 10 | However , BA is now expected to announce a revised partnership deal in which it would gain a 20% stake worth about $340m . |
| 11 | For all of this , you might well expect to pay a premium price , but with a recommended price of £149 , which is very likely to be discounted to under the £100 mark , DesignWorks lies in the ‘ affordable ’ bracket . |
| 12 | Peering into the gloom I moved up , ready for anything , plopped in two comforting nuts , swung across a void , stretched up to creaking jugs and levered up to the arête , fully expecting to face an overhanging wall . |
| 13 | These media , which are for the present time state-owned , are therefore expected to devote a significant amount of air-time to the running of radio schools and the promotion of mass adult literacy education , as well as the study of other basic subjects . |
| 14 | These media , which are for the present time state-owned , are therefore expected to devote a significant amount of air-time to the running of radio schools and the promotion of mass adult literacy education , as well as the study of other basic subjects . |
| 15 | I never expect to meet a decent man but you take first prize as a pig . ’ |
| 16 | LIVING in England , I never expect to get an architectural thrill when I go to a concert or the theatre . |
| 17 | ’ I must repeat my warning that the South Wales Constabulary can not be treated like a sponge and continually expected to absorb an ever-increasing workload without an inevitable decline in the quality of the service we provide ’ . |
| 18 | We had certainly expected to receive a large response , but had not anticipated the near-unanimous chorus of offers to increase your contributions to the lifeboat service . |