Example sentences of "expect [noun] to come " in BNC.
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| 1 | No well they say , Away man , and expe expect child to come to them . |
| 2 | Stung , the League said yesterday that they expect ITV to come up with a new date within the next fortnight and they will not tolerate one beyond the scheduled season 's end of May 5 . |
| 3 | You expect fire to come out of the back of his ball when he hits it , but his ball 's flight is no different to mine . |
| 4 | You expect fire to come out of the back of his ball when he hits it , but his ball 's flight is no different to mine . |
| 5 | Tournament organisers and the refereeing panel expect competitors to come to the tournament in a fit state to compete , not shrouded in bandages ! |
| 6 | He expected Maud to come into his bed . |
| 7 | In requesting , A must ( a ) want B to come now , ( b ) think it possible that B can come , ( c ) think B is not already there , ( d ) think B was not about to come anyway , ( e ) expect that B will respond with an acceptance or rejection , and if B accepts , then A will also expect B to come , ( f ) think that his ( A 's ) asking may be a possible motive for B to come , ( g ) not be , or be pretending not to be , in a position to order B to come 4 . |
| 8 | While he does expect recovery to come , he assumes life will be much gentler in the '90s than it was during the '80s . |
| 9 | ‘ You ca n't expect people to come out of prison and go dashing to the social security — not on the day of their release . ’ |
| 10 | I did n't know whether it was fair to expect Toby to come and visit me . |
| 11 | Is it realistic to expect initiatives to come from the people themselves ? |
| 12 | I know that a lot of blacks are just expecting things to come to them ; they 're sort of free living , it 's our nature to sit down and enjoy life . |
| 13 | He is expecting City to come back with a bigger offer . |
| 14 | Naidoo reiterated that the NSC was expecting Sacu to come to a decision and could not ease it for them by offering guarantees of future tours . |
| 15 | She pulled them on hastily , half expecting Luke to come bursting in at any minute . |
| 16 | When the campaign in North Africa ended in success for the Allies in May everyone expected Joe to come home , but his company went straight to Italy . |
| 17 | You expected Tarzan to come swinging through the bushes after Jane . |