Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | I would begin Spanish now just to reassure myself that I expected a future in which I could pick up past threads . |
2 | As far as I 'm concerned , the residents come first ; and I expect every member of staff to understand that , right through from helping them get up in the morning to taking someone off to bingo if she wants to go . |
3 | I expect a windfall of treesnakes and insects |
4 | You see , I expect a lot of Labour voters will spoil their ballot papers by writing ‘ F … ing Tory ’ next to my name . |
5 | Yet the aim is for individuals on both sides to come together and explore , ex tempore , mutual areas of interest in the conference venue , the Glasgow Hilton , ( ’ I expect a lot of the business to be done in the corridors ’ , said Howell ) or at the Computer Solutions Show which runs simultaneously at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre . |
6 | I I expect a letter from |
7 | I expect a letter from her saying how nice that belch was and what what perfect notational quality it was . |
8 | But I expect no favours from Graham when it comes to team selection and I know they wo n't be offered . |
9 | I expect the improvements in services that Londoners should see in the coming years to speak for themselves , but there is no room for complacency . |
10 | I 'm I 'm sorry Councillor Wyle , I expect the courtesy towards the Chair , and I am now summing up , so please be quiet . |
11 | I expect the conditions in some of the houses you went into were , were er pretty poor . |
12 | I 'm just saying there was mine was Tech , I expect the college at the old college . |
13 | However , I expect the differential between unleaded and diesel to revert to the norm in the summer months . |
14 | I expect the matter to be dealt with promptly . |
15 | The Economist circulation is now five hundred and twenty five thousand each week , and although their er year is out of sync with ours , I expect the profits for the year to be at or near record levels once again . |
16 | Wednesday is Fantasy day in the Torygraph so I expect the details to be in there again next week , as nothing more will have happened by then fantasy-wise cos there are no Premiership games . |
17 | Once the Scottish Office commence their national publicity for Council Tax at the end of September I expect the number of enquiries , including enquiries about Banding , to increase dramatically . |
18 | Palled by the bleak , dusty nooks of outer Dublin ( my mother told me once that eventually , in some parts , all cities look like Brooklyn , and I 'm beginning to see her point ) , I expect the hospital to be yet a stranger place . |
19 | She expected no favours from Ace , and he would be the last to give her any as far as her job was concerned . |
20 | As is common practice , Landlords kept the tenant 's deposit of £650 and told Debbie they would take their entire fee of £881 up front , so she expected no rent for the first month . |
21 | At every moment she expected the girl behind the desk to call her back : ‘ Hey , you ! ’ and question her right to be here . |
22 | She expected the receiver to be replaced . |
23 | She had n't expected him to greet her with ecstatic joy — his emotions were n't extreme like Lowell 's thankfully — but neither had she expected a degree of embarrassment . |
24 | And naturally you expect a member of our own family to be trustworthy . |
25 | He has already dumped reserves , while yesterday defender Matt Jackson and Stuart Barlow Kendall said : ’ You expect a reaction to the kind of hammering I have the players on Saturday . |
26 | — Before you switch on , spend a few minutes thinking about what you expect the programme to be about . |
27 | Yes but you expect the value in it |
28 | I mean , with forays abroad , I dare say , but would you expect the rest of life to be spent in Scotland , or based in Scotland ? |
29 | Would you expect the devil to be subsidised by heaven ? ’ |
30 | Would you expect the devil to be subsidised by heaven ? ’ |