Example sentences of "[pron] expect a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end everyone expected a return on love , demanded a rebate of gratitude or respect . |
| 2 | I 'd heard the voice of an angel — and when a meeting was eventually arranged between David and myself , through NEMS ' who were handling both of us at the time , I expected a very pimply youth to be standing there . |
| 3 | I expected a struggle to keep up with the hearse ; instead , its response surprised me . |
| 4 | I knelt at once to pray and prayed most dutifully till morning when I expected a letter telling me Oreste had been taken . |
| 5 | I would begin Spanish now just to reassure myself that I expected a future in which I could pick up past threads . |
| 6 | I 'd therefore grown used to getting a certain amount of respect from other drivers , so when I found one of the clapped-out Toyotas favoured by Asian families in my path one morning I expected a free passage . |
| 7 | I expected a slap but Mrs Bullivant just stepped over us saying she 'd be back later , after she 'd attended Mrs Groves who was having her first . |
| 8 | I expected a fanfare to greet me , or at least for Tony to fall to his knees in admiration . |
| 9 | I expected a high-powered event , with dozens , if not hundreds of people present . |
| 10 | Besides looking expensively elegant , which is what I expected a mantenuta to be , this woman was also very beautiful . |
| 11 | For a moment I expected a knuckle-rapping response , but after a brief hesitation , he said , ‘ My verse was obscure because I was obscure to myself . |
| 12 | I expected a hanging , at least . ’ |
| 13 | I expected a reply somewhat like that . |
| 14 | Because of this background , I expected a book called Feminism for Beginners to explain why all this happened when it did . |
| 15 | ‘ I expected a wee charge from Middlesbrough early on . |
| 16 | I said well no I cos I said I expected a co I think she deserved a more than a commended . |
| 17 | On his return he puzzled me by behaving exactly as I expected an S.S.O. to behave . |
| 18 | As any Boy Scout could tell you , this means : ‘ I expect a return . ’ |
| 19 | You see , I expect a lot of Labour voters will spoil their ballot papers by writing ‘ F … ing Tory ’ next to my name . |
| 20 | ‘ I expect a steady , more consistent growth rate of between 4% and 6% . ’ |
| 21 | I expect a steady , more consistent growth rate of between 4% and 6% |
| 22 | Suppose that I expect a colleague to give me a lift home this evening , but that her car has a flat battery ; this wo n't stop us , however , because a friend 's car is parked conveniently near with some jump leads which we can use to get her car to start . |
| 23 | I expect a letter , she thought . |
| 24 | Yet the aim is for individuals on both sides to come together and explore , ex tempore , mutual areas of interest in the conference venue , the Glasgow Hilton , ( ’ I expect a lot of the business to be done in the corridors ’ , said Howell ) or at the Computer Solutions Show which runs simultaneously at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre . |
| 25 | ‘ And you think I expect a return ? ’ |
| 26 | I expect a windfall of treesnakes and insects |
| 27 | Needless to say , I expect a regular progress report . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I am not quite the Hochhauser rapist I am made out to be , but I expect a little peck , just here , on the cheek . ’ |
| 29 | I have always thought that league results are what matter most to Motherwell and I expect a harder game than were given that day . ’ |
| 30 | I expect a Public Sector Borrowing Requirement in the current financial year of £35 billion , slightly lower than projected at the time of my Autumn Statement . |