Example sentences of "expect see a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 …
2 The line to Bathgate , reopened to passengers on 24 March 1986 ( including two new stations at Uphall and Livingston ) at a cost of £1.5million shared by six public bodies expected to see a top figure of 400,000 passengers annually .
3 I expected to see a huge hound , but not a creature like this .
4 Research by London Weekend Television , however , has shown that light ITV viewers , who can be expected to see a given commercial very few times , are just as likely to recognize it as those who should have seen it several times .
5 Suppliers extending credit to the company expect to see a substantial buffer of current assets to protect their claims and the ratio should not normally be allowed to fall below a given point .
6 Suppliers extending credit to the company expect to see a substantial buffer of current assets to protect their claims and the ratio should not normally be allowed to fall below a given point .
7 Naturally we expect to see a fair share of lottery revenue coming to Scotland .
8 erm we do n't expect to see a great change in that .
9 You can expect to see a visible improvement within a few months of regular practice .
10 It anticipated that business failures of established companies will continue to rise into the first quarter of 192 and did not expect to see a significant fall in the level of failures for up to 18 months .
11 I , like so many others , turned up at ‘ Little Dublin ’ last week expecting to see a good game between the Crues and the Super Whites , but there were groans all round when ‘ Mister Carryduff ’ ran on to officiate .
12 But this much I must tell you — ’ He looked around the chamber , as if expecting to see a silent listener at every corner .
13 erm we 're not expecting to see a huge amount of discounting in the summer months , so erm because the capacity that was on the market this year is going to very much match the demand from customers
14 THE house-builder , Trencherwood , expects to see a gradual return to profitability during 1994 , its chairman , John Norgate , said yesterday .
15 Moving to CAM and FMS , one expects to see a significant decrease in direct labour costs .
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