Example sentences of "expect see a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | America , Canada , Britain and Sweden are all now expected to see a fall in economic output this year ; America 's GNP is forecast to shrink by 0.4% . |
| 2 | I looked out to sea , almost as though I expected to see a puff of smoke and a beast with a forked tail appear from the darkness . |
| 3 | ‘ I expected to see a lot of back play but have been surprised by the lack of it , ’ he said . |
| 4 | But she certainly had n't expected to see a selection of Penguin Classics . |
| 5 | France are the only member of the Five Nations to accept an invitation , although it can be expected to see a number of England 's high-order in the Barbarians side and Irish charm amongst the Irish Wolfhounds . |
| 6 | In principle , one could have expected to see a list of such bodies appended as a Schedule to the Act , but the Lord Chancellor , with all his ‘ numerous and talented counsellors ’ , was unable to cause one to be drawn up . |
| 7 | ‘ Have you finished ? ’ they ask as you lie gasping , and when they switch on the light you expect to see a sign over the bed , NOW WASH YOUR HANDS . |
| 8 | But strained through they may be , the last place you expect to see a dust-up between the two protagonists is in Portugal — unless of course you happen to be a historian with a penchant for the Peninsular Wars . |
| 9 | A Merseyside based analysist said last night : ‘ Sadly they are still in a mess , they badly need to reduce debts of approaching £1bn even though we expect to see a improvement in profitability this year . ’ |
| 10 | We normally expect to see a lot of people on a Friday but they 're just not coming through the doors |
| 11 | Expect to see a version of Norton 's Backup program — it 's much better than Backup and Restore |
| 12 | Continuing the American theme , visitors to Wroughton can also expect to see a range of Mustangs … and Canadian-built Harvards . |
| 13 | But Microsoft has borrowed from PC Tools and we can expect to see a version of Central Point 's anti-virus package in DOS 6 . |
| 14 | Astute readers will note that our pages look different this week ; and those who know about journal redesign might expect to see a trickle of editorial blood emerging from The Lancet 's front door . |
| 15 | My master peered down this as if expecting to see a vision at the bottom . |
| 16 | Lisa peered past the window display , as if half expecting to see a crocodile of new customers filing towards the door . |
| 17 | Sometimes , waking very early , she would tiptoe to the narrow window and look out across the harbour , half expecting to see a ship at anchor there , newly arrived from Portugal . |
| 18 | He then looked about , expecting to see a cage with a dead bird , the body of a starved cat in a basket . |
| 19 | One expects to see a picture of a toothy Joyce Grenfell on the front cover , and inside a ‘ frightfully , frightfully amusing ’ or ‘ cor guv , strike a light , hai n't we English got some funny little ways ’ stuff . |