Example sentences of "[adv] expect a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( a ) because the rights of preference shareholders are subordinated to those of loan stock holders , preference shareholders normally expect a higher yield to reflect the difference in risk . |
| 2 | B : Well , the milkman has come All that we can reasonably expect a semantic theory to tell us about this minimal exchange is that there is at least one reading that we might paraphrase as follows : ( 2 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time ? |
| 3 | In turning the Polish armies back , the Red Army crossed the border and advanced on Warsaw , vainly expecting a Polish rising to support its advance . |
| 4 | If they wo n't order the stock , do they really expect a new franchisee to do it ? |
| 5 | Do the Tories really expect a responsible Council to take part in such a scheme ? |