Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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31 What we will be doing is saying that it has to be clearly stated so that customers can see before they enter into the transaction and then we expect competitive forces in the market to make sure that the charges do n't get unrealistic .
32 No , what we would be doing is saying that it has to be clearly stated so that the customers can see before they enter into the transaction , and then we expect competitive forces in the market to make sure that the charges do n't get unrealistic .
33 Observers said they expected pro-reform supporters of President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to win 70 per cent of the 270 seats .
34 In the country , they hope they will work in co-operatives , share the work and the produce , find a new sense of community in their lives , They expect immediate gains in terms of agrarian reform , medical services , greater opportunities to attend school , a literacy campaign .
35 People briefed on the plan say they expect sharp cuts on older Compaq models , particularly those using the 80386 microprocessor , and overall cuts of between 10% and 20% on most existing models .
36 The several sects of Dissenters are glad to be rid of Popery also ; but now they expect glorious days for themselves " .
37 They expect high levels of performance .
38 It would be just like her to expect some recompense for whoever caused the crash .
39 Gould 's experiences so far had encouraged him to expect similar rewards from the next leg of the expedition , and he left Van Diemen 's Land in a spirit of optimism and with a light heart .
40 Sentiment has not been helped by sharp profit downgrading from such pillars of Japanese business as Sony , Matsushita and Pioneer , though computer group Fujitsu recently said it expected current profits to be modestly increased .
41 It had always been generous in terms of sick pay and sympathetic and understanding towards employees with family problems , though it expected high standards of dress and deportment and lateness , absenteeism and incivility were not tolerated .
42 And last night top U.S. military commander General Colin Powell said he expected Western jets to be enforcing the zone within two weeks .
43 Dr Neil was not in any way surprised at McAllister 's reaction to his lovemaking ; he expected such modesty from a well brought up young girl , and her arms around his neck , her timid responses , fluttering though they were , told him that she felt for him what he felt for her , and further inflamed his own passion , while warning him to go gently .
44 Perhaps he expected some protest from Constanza , a declaration , perhaps he hoped for it .
45 He expected limitless serenity of a man half Indian , and indeed Thomas had sustained the expectation for twenty years or more .
46 He expects continued growth in the United States but did not elaborate .
47 Anyone who is offering a proposal that requires a " yes " effort should be clear as to why he expects that effort to be made .
48 If he expects immediate reaction to this suggestion his child is contaminating his adult .
49 He expects direct payments to be some £250m for 1993 , while a further £250m will go on the pension fund for early leavers .
50 And by the end of the year , it expects further sites to be fully operational in Spain and Italy .
51 And it expects high standards from its performers :
52 It said it expects initial products to be high-end servers and so it turned out in most cases .
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