Example sentences of "they [adv] expect [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1978 they already expected the measures , not announced until 1981 , to restrict quantities of money held by individuals . |
| 2 | Having systematically run down and denigrated public services since 1979 , they now expect the country to be grateful for being offered lower standards of service than we used to enjoy , and ones that are derisory in the light of what is enjoyed in many other European countries . |
| 3 | They imagine that they have believed in God because faith is rational — which it is — but they then expect every aspect of faith to be equally open to rational investigation — which it is n't . |
| 4 | But they were separated from al-Dhouri and Jassim by a line of soldiers clutching their Kalashnikovs , as if they fully expected the platform to be stormed by the pre-pubescent performers . |
| 5 | Yet they never expected the Duke of Edinburgh to accompany the Queen everywhere , or Mark Phillips to be seen with Princess Anne . |
| 6 | My fears were shared by youthful friends and even adult relatives at times seemed to ‘ chivvy ’ us along as if they too expected the ghost train to rush by . |
| 7 | They therefore expect the companies they work for to support the providers of those services , in some way , and they want to play their part too , in delivering those services , and I have quite a lot to say about that , later on . |