Example sentences of "the [noun] [pron] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The running started because of my father , he was the kind who expected results from his children . |
| 2 | In 1710 financiers in the City of London had formed the South Sea Company to bid for the right to use the privileges they expected Britain to get at the end of the war . |
| 3 | ‘ The second biggest software company is Novell and on the server , which is one of the areas I expect NT will be very successful , they have a very high market share . |
| 4 | On the whole we expect opportunities to start paying off very quickly . |
| 5 | The Franks were also worried about how ‘ tough ’ Carter appeared — before they toured with the duo they expected Jim Bob and Fruitbat to beat them up . |
| 6 | A spokesman , Mr Guido Tognoni , said : ‘ I have the feeling everyone expects hooligans , but we are being more positive . ’ |
| 7 | In this context , the phrase ‘ higher learning ’ is particularly helpful , because it prompts us to ask whether in higher education there is anything especially ‘ higher ’ about the learning we expect students to achieve . |