Example sentences of "expected [verb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expected to see all kind of things you know |
| 2 | At any moment I expected to see one drop with a cardiac arrest , but the sultan told us not to underestimate their power . |
| 3 | They never expected to see any freedom in their lifetime . |
| 4 | The contest for the Democratic nomination was , however , expected to provide significant indications of the party 's aspirations in the final decade of the 20th century . |
| 5 | The Rand Mines Group 's new R690,000,000 platinum mine at Crocodile River , near Brits , 60 km north of Johannesburg , was officially opened on Nov. 20 , 1989 , with ore production expected to reach 160,000 tonnes per month by the end of 1990 . |
| 6 | However , in a number of subject areas , SCOTVEC expected to receive similar proposals from large numbers of colleges throughout the country . |
| 7 | As he handed Ben the bowl he almost expected to receive some kind of shock — a violent discharge of the child 's unnatural energy — through the medium of the bowl . |
| 8 | Drought , which had seriously affected the country between 1987 and 1989 and had led to severe job losses , remained a problem , the resulting need to increase food imports contributing to a rising trade deficit ( which for the period January to July 1990 totalled US$1,125 million , an increase of 35 per cent on the corresponding period in 1989 ) and expected to offset any gains from higher prices for oil exports . |
| 9 | Guests expected to arrive 15 minutes before the ceremony . |
| 10 | But the SDLP expected to add another seat to its team , giving it eight benches to occupy in the council chamber . |
| 11 | European heads of government from Moscow to Madrid showered telegrams of congratulation on Clinton , saying they expected to maintain good ties with Washington . |
| 12 | LAST night Ian Abbey , the chairman of Essex County Council 's education committee , expected to have 80 people to dinner — at the poll tax-payers ' expense . |
| 13 | With £200 outstanding , he fully expected to pay some interest over the month , but was alarmed when it came to £29 . |