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

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1 I expected to see a beach ! ’ she exclaimed .
2 I looked out to sea , almost as though I expected to see a puff of smoke and a beast with a forked tail appear from the darkness .
3 I expected to see a lot of back play but have been surprised by the lack of it , ’ he said .
4 I expected to see the prince my husband at Mass this morning , my lady , she said .
5 I expected to see the laurel leaf in the back you know
6 I expected to wait a while for a spawning , but within two weeks they surprised me .
7 Every time I returned home I expected to find the police waiting .
8 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 . ’
9 I expect to see the trend continue if sensible policies continue to be pursued .
10 I shall draw up a timetable , hour by hour , and allowing for the fact that he must have slept , I expect to see the spaces filled in .
11 I expect to double the yield of Tobacco this harvest , but I am sensible that you desire us to put more land under the cane , this sugar trade being the more profitable at home and the Negroes most apt to its cultivation .
12 I expect to make a statement any day now .
13 I expect to make a lot of money , ’ she said coolly , sitting down to pour .
14 When Psyche lighted the lamp , she expected to see a beast , but she saw a god .
15 When the lonely howl of a wolf carried to them through the forest , Isabel jumped , glancing at the door as if she expected to see the beast standing there .
16 ‘ 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 .
17 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 .
18 Get there early — at least one hour before you expect to see the badgers — and do n't walk over the sett or across the entrances .
19 You expect to find an assassin masquerading as a goose ? ’
20 I said , ‘ How are you expected to do a report ? ’
21 Would you expect to find a dog in the plum pudding Milly , what did you get that ten P for ?
22 Do you expect to reopen a gallery at a later date ?
23 It is quite unrealistic to think that you can spend every waking moment working , but it is equally unrealistic to have hobbies and interests which fill every evening and the weekend and for you to expect to pass the course .
24 Are you expecting to make an arrest shortly ? ’
25 We expected to get a variety of other interesting specimens in the highlands of Arussi , where Ivor Buxton had discovered the mountain nyala in 1910 ; this large buck , resembling a greater kudu , was known only from the highlands of Arussi and Bale .
26 I really would like to comment further , but I 'm not able so to do er we have all heard the autumn statement er from the Chancellor of the Exchequer last week , following on from that we expect to receive the draft standard spending assessment for Suffolk on or about the twenty sixth of this month , er and it really is , will be er when we have that indication that er Policy Committee will give to er , pull together the strings for the preparation of next year 's budget .
27 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 .
28 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 . ’
29 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 .
30 We expect to enjoy the experience of viewing .
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