Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect a [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 | I expect a windfall of treesnakes and insects |
| 3 | You see , I expect a lot of Labour voters will spoil their ballot papers by writing ‘ F … ing Tory ’ next to my name . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I I expect a letter from |
| 6 | I expect a letter from her saying how nice that belch was and what what perfect notational quality it was . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | And naturally you expect a member of our own family to be trustworthy . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Erm are you expecting a problem from him ? |
| 11 | In the past , this did not mean that we would not move from company to company , it most certainly did not mean that we ha that we thought we had a job for life , but it did mean that we expected a degree of permanence and improvement as part of the reward for our endeavours and labour . |
| 12 | We expect a return on our investment . |
| 13 | His solicitor , Michael Hanley , said : ‘ We expect a date for his deportation is imminent . |
| 14 | We expect a lead from Westminster , not a vacuum left at Christmas or any other time of the year by a bunch of freeloaders . |
| 15 | If we then take a biochemical marker , such as , say , increased fucose incorporation in the hours after training , we expect a difference between A and D , due to the training , and between C and F , as the delayed shock group has both tasted the bead and shows the memory . |
| 16 | There 's a lot of talent among these youngsters and we expect a lot of them . ’ |
| 17 | When may we expect a statement on the medical services aspects which are so important to the Northern Ireland situation ? |
| 18 | they expected , they expected a lot of er applications . |
| 19 | And they expected a lot of but they did n't expect that many . |
| 20 | This year they expect a turnover of £170 m , and More than half their shoes are sold abroad . |
| 21 | ‘ They expect a fleet of Genoese ships . |
| 22 | I 've had a word with him on the phone , and told him to expect a call from you . |
| 23 | Presenting the seventh development plan ( 1991-97 ) to the National Assembly on Nov. 19 , Masire said that he expected a slowdown in revenue in the coming period and that the private sector would have to play a greater role in diversifying the economy and reducing the dependence on mineral exports . |
| 24 | Stok sipped his drink and waited as though he expected a round of applause . |
| 25 | Best who was at a Lions selection meeting in Edinburgh yesterday morning , reckoned the margin and manner of Scotland 's 20-0 victory would certainly have England worried and that he expected a cracker of a game on Saturday week at Twickenham , where Scotland have won only twice , in 1971 and 1983 , since the Second World War . |
| 26 | He expects a ruling from Ian Lang , Secretary of State for Scotland , on the proposals by the end of this month . |
| 27 | He expects a place in a Labour cabinet : Chief Whip for a short time , perhaps , then a portfolio of his own ‘ something where I could really help the North . ’ |
| 28 | Their routine is quite demanding and in some ways it expects a level of determination on the part of the rehabilitee that would probably be high enough to get him back to work without a course of formal rehabilitation . |
| 29 | It expects a deficit of $30 billion ( £18 billion ) this year , against the Treasury 's £14.5 billion . |
| 30 | And having long been supported by the institution he will be crucially aware that it expects a degree of loyalty verging on deference or acquiescence . |