Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I expect to make a statement any day now . |
| 3 | ‘ I expect to make a lot of money , ’ she said coolly , sitting down to pour . |
| 4 | ‘ Have you finished ? ’ they ask as you lie gasping , and when they switch on the light you expect to see a sign over the bed , NOW WASH YOUR HANDS . |
| 5 | But strained through they may be , the last place you expect to see a dust-up between the two protagonists is in Portugal — unless of course you happen to be a historian with a penchant for the Peninsular Wars . |
| 6 | ‘ You expect to find an assassin masquerading as a goose ? ’ |
| 7 | We expect to conclude a sale of the Princess of Wales hospital at RAF Ely at the earliest opportunity commensurate with our responsibility to maximise disposal receipts . |
| 8 | A Merseyside based analysist said last night : ‘ Sadly they are still in a mess , they badly need to reduce debts of approaching £1bn even though we expect to see a improvement in profitability this year . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The position is , looking at appendix one , and if you take the first triangle , which has got nineteen ninety three , ninety four below it , that 's showing that we started off with no clients , and then by the end of the year we expect to have a number of people in our care , receiving services , to which we have a degree of commitment . |
| 11 | This is not a cold commercial situation where we expect to make a fortune , but one where people get job satisfaction — and so , hopefully , will I. |
| 12 | As all the members of our group are volunteers , we expect to make a couple of hundred pounds profit on the event , which will help support our other activities during the year . |
| 13 | We expect to make a statement on that in the new year . |
| 14 | Later in 1993 , we expect to announce a scheme for developing the Mars field ( BP : x% ) and the area around it , which is estimated to contain about one billion barrels of proved and unproved reserves . |
| 15 | In the near future we expect to recruit an Asia Pacific representative who will enable us to expand further in this region . |
| 16 | Er when we have erm when you come down for , you know if if if we decide that this is for you , er when you come down for a training course they expect to see a car . |
| 17 | They expect to release a version priced at £50 during 1992 . |
| 18 | Some firms are actually enjoying the recession ; 397 of the 1,410 companies recently surveyed by the Nihon Keizai newspaper said they expect to show an increase in pre-tax profits at the end of the financial year . |
| 19 | Directors said they expect to pay an interim and a final in the current year . |
| 20 | Visitors to the new Bible Lands Museum may be forgiven if they expect to find a museum of ancient manuscripts , a biblical Disneyland or an institution devoted to Israel 's spiritual past . |