Example sentences of "[adj] expect [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is unrealistic to expect Novell to spend money to develop Unix for the good of everybody at the expense of their own company . |
| 2 | It is unrealistic to expect Novell to spend money to develop Unix for the good of everybody at the expense of their own company . ’ |
| 3 | A swift check of internal numbers , and , half expecting Moira Russell to have left ages ago , she was ringing her number . |
| 4 | He strode to the reception desk , holding her firmly at his side , and she looked fearfully round , half expecting Dana to appear . |
| 5 | She pulled them on hastily , half expecting Luke to come bursting in at any minute . |
| 6 | This style of politics is common in Europe : it is not too much to expect Brian Wilson and others to accept this responsibility . |
| 7 | Yes we have obviously got problems throughout the team , and I think it was too much to expect Leeds to put in a real championship challenge . |
| 8 | It is not reasonable to expect Hong Kong to continue to accept , year in , year out , large numbers of people coming from Vietnam — not because they have a well founded fear of persecution , but because they want to better the economic lot of themselves and their families . |
| 9 | He is , however , prepared to recognize that it is unreasonable to expect McDonald 's to make one p.p.m . |
| 10 | You ca n't expect ordinary people in this situation to live like hermits , and it would be unreasonable to expect Charles and Diana to live like hermits . |
| 11 | Mrs the plaintiff 's expert thought it was quote , extremely unreasonable to expect Mr and Mrs to continue caring as they do for their daughter , unquote . |
| 12 | The Department of Industry will pay for the first three years , but after that expects FABMS to pay for itself . |
| 13 | I did n't know whether it was fair to expect Toby to come and visit me . |
| 14 | The crowd is entitled to expect Ipswich to do well at home . |