Example sentences of "expect [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I would expect to see the lower figures resulting in as indeed they themselves imply , lower migration movements to North Yorkshire and indeed I think the figures from er might end up by the end of the period as net outward movement from North Yorkshire to be achieved , given the level of commitments we have up front . |
| 2 | She certainly did not expect to see the beautiful cake especially made by Tina Denny , iced in Medau Blue , with our logo girl in one corner , or the surprise presentation of a charming Royal Doulton figurine , accompanied by much love and good wishes . |
| 3 | With the loss of the fish , we can expect to lose the electric-blue flash of the kingfisher . |
| 4 | Once an entry has been identified , the user will expect to find the complete term in order to distinguish it from others containing the same words . |
| 5 | Equally , do not expect to find the same fineness of knotting in a nomadic item as in a rug of workshop origin , although some nomadic rugs are surprisingly finely knotted and consistent in their designs . |
| 6 | If the Spirit of Jesus is the gift bestowed on his followers , we shall expect to find the same characteristics marking authentic Christian life in the Spirit . |
| 7 | If speculative efficiency is valid in the foreign exchange market , then we would expect to find the null hypothesis to be true . |
| 8 | With the old logo on the cover , though , we figured that many people would only expect to find the old-style pages within . |
| 9 | Housewives simply do not expect to work the same hours in the home as they would in an office or factory . |
| 10 | A seller would normally expect to receive the current market value of the units within fourteen days . |
| 11 | However , as this is a riskless hedge the investor should expect to receive the riskless rate of return . |
| 12 | A trade unionism that is paralysed by an obsession with parliamentary lobbying and television training for general secretaries can scarcely expect to win the wholehearted support even of its own members , let alone women engaged in domestic labour , part-time workers or the unemployed . |
| 13 | Attlee did not expect to win the general election held on 5 July 1945 ( though the result was not declared until 26 July , to allow the votes of the Armed Forces to be garnered from around the globe ) . |
| 14 | Those who break it must expect to face the full force of the law . " |
| 15 | I would expect to get the broad picture and highlights and examples of . |
| 16 | Always ask for a slice cut freshly from the salame and do not expect to get the true flavour from a pre-cut chunk on a plate . |
| 17 | But should go to another factory and er hold your own in the factory you could expect to get the full money , which I did at twenty one . |
| 18 | If a road sweeper kills the king he ca n't expect to get the same gratuity as a general . |
| 19 | Who would you expect to have the major input into the decision-making process in the following areas ? |
| 20 | Remember that if you return home at the end of the session with the work you planned to do uncompleted you can not expect to return the next day or the next week to find the situation exactly as you left it . |
| 21 | Most new pupils in the First Year can usually expect to join the Second Orchestra or Wind Band , provided they are of a reasonable standard . |
| 22 | This time , he does not expect to unseat the Tory incumbent , Mr Robert Adley , who got 35,656 votes in 1987 — against Labour 's 5,174 and the SDP 's 13,282 — but he does hope for a big swing to Labour . |
| 23 | Cynthia Cockburn calls this " studied hypocrisy " , arguing that as things stood no woman could expect to earn the same wage as a man , because of the Factory Acts among other things , and links it with the undoubtedly fiercely held view among many compositors that women really had no right to " leave the home " anyway . |
| 24 | Northern Telecom Ltd has reached agreement to manufacture and sell packet switches in China : it says it has a three-year deal with China National Post & Telecommunications Appliance Corp and Nanjing Telecommunications Equipment Factory , and that the manufacturing operation , in Nanjing , will be its third site in China — ‘ With this local manufacturing capability , we can expect to become the leading force in the development of China 's data communications infrastructure , ’ it said . |