Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] expect [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Why did he expect a good crop of sugarbeet ?
2 Er how did he expect the poor the people to live and pay mortgage and er , you know all this and that on dole money !
3 Last night the grieving couple were still baffled by the tragedy that struck down six-year-old Elizabeth a week after doctors said they expected a full recovery from a brain tumour .
4 Forecasting nil growth in the market this year , the company said it expected a slight upturn in the final quarter of 1993 but its total truck sales would not exceed last year 's 32,000 .
5 In January 1989 the government said it expected a further 361,000 sales over the next three years .
6 He said he expected a substantial part of that money to be used as a ‘ starter ’ sum for Darlington schools St Augustines and St Bedes .
7 Prost said he expected a tough race but was satisfied with the performance of his car .
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