Example sentences of "[pron] expect [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Convention not only transferred the Crown to William and Mary , but also laid down certain terms for the new rulers in the document known as the Declaration of Rights , and if the offer of the Crown was not strictly speaking conditional upon William and Mary 's acceptance of these terms , it was clear that everyone expected that they were to abide by them . |
| 2 | Occasionally a space divided two buildings and then I caught a glimpse of attap huts , children playing , chickens scratching in the dust , pigs rooting , the vivid red of a flame tree , coconut and breadfruit trees , more what I expected than the pink-washed ‘ retirement bungalow ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ I actually won quite easily when I expected that I 'd still have a lot to learn , ’ he explains . |
| 4 | Well it , it I expected that he would have to go and I should have to manage on my own and it was quite er er a , a way to come down to the shop . |
| 5 | I , with a mother 's intuition , had suspected that ‘ things ’ were not right but I expected that it was one of those ‘ hiccups ’ … ) not so , I 'm afraid . |
| 6 | This was much more than I expected when I first had the idea in 1982 of writing a popular book about the universe . |
| 7 | " So am I. It was the last thing I expected or wanted to happen . " |
| 8 | He was rather braver than I expected and jumped the fences very well . |
| 9 | It is less imposing and less impressive than I expected and is bordered by similarly styled ‘ cabins ’ . |
| 10 | The march was longer than I expected and we staggered in at half past six this morning , having done twenty-seven miles in just over nine hours , which is n't bad . |
| 11 | I would n't say I enjoyed it , but it went much better than I expected and my audience were very appreciative . |
| 12 | ‘ The area is far more rugged and wild than I expected and some of the ridge walking has been spectacular ’ Paul told us from Italy . |
| 13 | I rushed with him into the buildings and found what I expected and dreaded ; a small calf kicking at its stomach , getting up and down , occasionally rolling on its straw bed . |
| 14 | last night actually and it did n't exactly help , well , it 's a long trip up here , longer than I expected and I did n't |
| 15 | ‘ I expect that means you do more cases than most ? ’ |
| 16 | But I expect that goes for millions of unnecessary car owners ! |
| 17 | Euro-American society is already suffering from a bad self-esteem problem , and I expect that an uncritical belief in the moral supremacy of nature will make it worse . |
| 18 | ‘ I expect that you are looking forward to the week-end , Miss Plum . |
| 19 | However , I expect that he will do as you wish . ’ |
| 20 | One day , in the dim and distant future , I expect that I shall want to move into different arenas , but I imagine that I shall continue as an NCT member , not just to receive my favourite journal , New Generation but also to carry on contributing to my favourite charity . |
| 21 | I expect that Ena Sharples is still in Coronation Street on their tellies . |
| 22 | I expect that for an ornithologist death ceases to be terrible once sight and hearing begin to go . |
| 23 | I expect that I should have burst into tears . |
| 24 | But I expect that you all want to know how I could do it — how I could have walked in and scooped up this yummy young man from the arms of his loving and lawful wife . |
| 25 | ‘ I expect that the Royal Family will wait to see what happens to both Charles and Diana , and to the Queen . |
| 26 | I expect that experienced knitter will have tried most , if not all , of these but I know that there are lots of new knitters who have not . |
| 27 | I expect that for other clergy wives whose husbands are less disappointed than Peter God is the other woman . |
| 28 | " I 'm glad for you , my lord , but I expect that as you 're so rich you could have had any woman you wanted . |
| 29 | Accordingly I expect that either I shall find Bill at home drunk or I shall find him at home sober . |
| 30 | I expect that the paddock in particular contributes to the character of Skelton , and inclusion in the conservation area . |