Example sentences of "expected a [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nation expected a radical new impetus from Mrs Thatcher in May 1979 , but it was curiously long in coming . |
| 2 | In the past most white-collar workers , and particularly those belonging to ‘ professional ’ occupations , expected a long-term stable employment pattern , often with the one employer for a large part of their working life . |
| 3 | In January 1989 the government said it expected a further 361,000 sales over the next three years . |
| 4 | Philip Henry expected a late-Victorian respectable pattern of behaviour from his sons . |
| 5 | They expected a few dozen requests , but boxes were eventually sited at 100 farms and two years on experts are thrilled with the results . |
| 6 | He expected a few dozen people . |