Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [det] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But I expect many others to work on them after me and analyse them in their turn .
2 I expect many mothers have had the experience of standing at the sink washing and re-washing dishes because a teenage son or daughter is standing in the kitchen talking about something important , and once the dish-washing is over , he or she will go away .
3 You expect most candidates to make you offers and promises — that would be the old way .
4 We expect all parents to support our aims fully and to uphold our Catholic ethos .
5 In the case of major company resources it is fair to say that the very large companies invest millions in their computer systems and they expect these systems to have a life span of at least a decade .
6 Bolger took office on Oct. 28 and announced his new 18-member Cabinet on Nov. 1 , using the occasion to stress that he expected all Ministers to observe the tradition of collective responsibility .
7 After a meeting with umpires Steve Randell and Terry Prue , Subba Row said in a statement that he expected all players to adhere to proper standards of behaviour .
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