Example sentences of "expect [adj] [noun] [verb] to " in BNC.

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1 I expect that lot belonged to her late husband . ’
2 Woking expect 4,000 fans to travel to what should be Brighton 's biggest gate of the season .
3 Even so we do not expect such spells to lead to permanent changes in our lifestyle .
4 He did not expect domestic coal supplies to be insulated from world price trends — especially as government grants to the National Coal Board will have to rise over the next few years .
5 To expect existing staff to contribute to an extensive public relations exercise without adequate support of staff , training or materials is unrealistic .
6 After a meeting with umpires Steve Randell and Terry Prue , Subba Row said in a statement that he expected all players to adhere to proper standards of behaviour .
7 You see , she expected so much , always had , and now she was expecting some miracle to come to her through her daughter .
8 Women born in 1935–9 with ‘ non-manual ’ fathers expected 2.10 children compared to 2.52 for women with ‘ manual ’ fathers .
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