Example sentences of "expect the [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She had expected the royal apartments to be brimming with activity .
2 It is not always so obvious in relationships , where we often expect the bright flames of love to burn out of their own purity and spontaneity , but they too need refuelling in what may be quite prosaic ways .
3 This assumption is not necessarily an appropriate one , and we might , for example , expect the random terms to be correlated across individuals ( e.g. , reflecting the state of the economy ) .
4 Coun Scott , who is also a Tory member of Darlington Council , said : ‘ The plans for the unit are proceeding as expected and we would expect the tender documents to be in within a few days . ’
5 On average , one would expect the faint sources to be the more distant ones .
6 This consists of : The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Although there is no legal requirement for companies to comply with SSAP9 , auditors will expect the financial accounts of companies to meet the guidelines laid down .
7 We would therefore expect the following year(s) to be nearer the average .
8 TOURISTS going abroad can expect the following rates for sterling :
9 Of course the parallel between ontogeny and phylogeny can not be carried the whole way through — prehistoric human beings did not look like newborn babies — but there are various reasons why we might expect the early stages of embryonic development to have some relation to the early stages of our evolution .
10 Do n't expect the various parts of solutions to problems to occur to you in the " right " order .
11 That level of contact must certainly be maintained in future under the Commission , and I would expect the national coaches to be co-opted on to the Commission itself as non-voting members . ’
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