Example sentences of "expect [to-vb] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was dismayed to see these strangers accosting her when she expected to see an old man in a cowboy hat with a black and white photograph face . |
| 2 | She is a woman indeed ! — in mind , I mean , & heart-for her person is such , that if you expected to see a pretty woman , you would think her ordinary — if you expected to find an ordinary woman , you would think her pretty ! — But her manners are simple , ardent , impressive … |
| 3 | The 200-page report of the Warner Inquiry , set up after Beck 's conviction , is expected to prompt an immediate clampdown on the present recruitment procedure used for care workers in children 's homes . |
| 4 | No qualified surgeon can be expected to do an occasional experiment in molecular biology in the laboratory any more than a molecular biologist can be expected to perform an occasional operation . |
| 5 | Instructors were expected to attend an instructional techniques course since the skill to instruct well was every bit as important as the craft skill . |
| 6 | There is increasing concern among service providers who are being expected to provide an equal standard of service to all their clients without the necessary language facilities . |
| 7 | Anyone else looking for commercial privileges would naturally be expected to provide an attractive loan , and in 1698 the new East India Company won the right to the monopoly of Indian trade with Britain by lending £2m. at 8 per cent . |
| 8 | ’ I must repeat my warning that the South Wales Constabulary can not be treated like a sponge and continually expected to absorb an ever-increasing workload without an inevitable decline in the quality of the service we provide ’ . |
| 9 | The death of Gaviria Rivero was expected to provoke an new upsurge in violence following two weeks of relative calm since the Medellín cartel 's declaration of a unilateral truce on July 27 . |
| 10 | THE Nicaraguan Government is expected to launch an all-out attempt to secure the demobilisation of the contra rebels when the Central American presidents gather at San Jose in Costa Rica tomorrow for a summit meeting crucial to the future of the peace process . |
| 11 | In other words , Y is expected to pick an intelligent course through a variety of social engagements , to which actors bring something of themselves in exercising their social capacities . |
| 12 | Airtours is expected to reflect an improved climate for the holiday business this year when it publishes first half figures on June 28 . |
| 13 | This has heightened the importance of anti-inflationary policies of wage restraint , in which the highly ‘ visible ’ state enterprises have often been expected to play an exemplary role , because of concern for the impact of their actions on other employers . |
| 14 | While health visitors are presently considered to be the experts in health promotion , in future nurses of every clinical specialty will be expected to play an important role in health promotion , and in educating patients and colleagues towards self help in addition to getting the very best out of available health resources and expertise . |
| 15 | Equally difficult to quantify are the variables of age and experience , although they are expected to play an important role in language learning . |
| 16 | Working around a resource-based pattern , especially when what Holly has called " structured heroism " is expected to play an important role , the teacher-team can plan more readily for multiple methodologies than if the basic pattern is what might in contrast be termed " developed exposition " . |
| 17 | Although official records might be expected to give an accurate picture of changes in the range and scale of provision , a considerable amount of work was necessary to establish even this basic framework . |
| 18 | No qualified surgeon can be expected to do an occasional experiment in molecular biology in the laboratory any more than a molecular biologist can be expected to perform an occasional operation . |
| 19 | Centrist and left-of-centre parties did modestly , mirroring their reported poor performance in simultaneous local elections , and were not expected to form an effective alliance due to entrenched inter-party animosities . |
| 20 | The budget deficit was K514,000,000 before taking into account grants and loans , which were expected to leave an overall deficit of K102,000,000 [ see p. 36993 for previous year 's budget figures ] . |
| 21 | Cavan manager P.J. Carroll is expected to name an unchanged side to meet Monaghan in Sunday 's replay at Breffni Park . |
| 22 | LIVING in England , I never expect to get an architectural thrill when I go to a concert or the theatre . |
| 23 | This was not surprising , for a weak government can not be expected to have an efficient police-service , or army . |
| 24 | Thus patients with significant bile acid malabsorption can be expected to have an increased production of bile acids . |
| 25 | He is nevertheless expected to have an easy win in the Lyons constituency he has represented for the past 13 years . |
| 26 | Mrs Tirebuck observed : ‘ Teachers are often expected to have an in-depth knowledge of science , so we are grateful for the help . ’ |
| 27 | Preference will be given to applicants with some experience in consulting for industry , government or international organisations , and the successful applicant will be expected to maintain an active interest in consulting in these areas . |
| 28 | The centre would be expected to offer an appropriate studies advisory service as well as guidance and counselling , and it is strongly recommended that specialist travel staff are involved in the student recruitment process . |
| 29 | We expect to have an important debate tomorrow afternoon on the 20 per cent . |
| 30 | Compared with the national average of about 450 , Dr Simm figured that the top 5% of herds at 650 CGI were expected to achieve an extra £200 a cow a lactation . |