Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expected far greater progress than this . |
| 2 | When he pulled her back she expected very harsh reprisals but all she got was a very speculating look . |
| 3 | It is a relief I suppose today , that I am able to speak to you on the basis erm of financial output which is a good deal more favourable than we expected even six months ago . |
| 4 | ‘ Now that we are scrapping the supplement completely , we expect even more interest . |
| 5 | ‘ We expect highly competitive prices with cost reduction opportunities which come through innovation by the supplier . ’ |
| 6 | Criticism of the retraining schemes is often that they train people for jobs that are not always available to them and they expect too much mobility from people who have further reasons , in their disability , for being reluctant to move from their familiar surroundings . |
| 7 | The company says that while it expected somewhat lower revenue in the first quarter because of seasonal factors and a product transition to R4000-based systems , the revenue decline was principally down to deferrals in customer orders and licensing activity as a result of the announcement of the proposed merger deal . |
| 8 | A US military spokesman , Colonel Fred Peck , said yesterday he expected about 4,200 troops to travel by sea from Mogadishu to Kismayu within the next 24 hours . |