Example sentences of "expect a [adj -er] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | I have always thought that league results are what matter most to Motherwell and I expect a harder game than were given that day . ’ |
2 | After the majestic setting of Old Trafford , Middlesbrough could not have expected a greater contrast than Roots Hall . |
3 | If one of his family had been in the same position surely he 'd expect a stiffer sentence than the one given today |
4 | I think they have more pedigree than the other team in that they were in the first division four years ago , erm so I think we can expect a harder game than we had last time . |
5 | He wished all the units had gone self-governing to allow the district to concentrate on its needs assessment and purchasing role and predicted that the units might be expecting a cosier relationship than he anticipated . |
6 | He had perhaps been expecting a tougher comment and he hunched his shoulders , muttering suspiciously , ‘ I have n't got no religion . ’ |