Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | On top of that is the fact that the society and type of education they have received both led them to expect wage employment — probably in an office … . |
| 2 | ’ But we had fun together , George and I. That was all he wanted , all he ever led me to expect . |
| 3 | You do n't think I expected you to have two hundred pounds on you , do you ? |
| 4 | I suppose er he feels that he 's got to go I expect |
| 5 | that one was intended to go I expect yes that one was intended to go |
| 6 | It 's speeding I expect |
| 7 | Oh it 's , I mean I expected |
| 8 | Moses and Monarchism is not one of those books of Freud as I expect you to read for this course , I mean I expect you to read things like Civilization 's Discontents and so on because they 're , they 're kind of central and they 're not very large books , they 're clearly er focused on our subject but erm it would be I think a little bit unreasonable for me to expect you to read this one , although , er I 'd quite like you to I mean some ways erm it 's a fascinating book , erm my guess is if it , if you do n't hate it , you 'd probably quite like it . |
| 9 | During my visit to Proctor and Gamble I expected to spend most of my time listening to smart women complain about having their key strokes counted . |
| 10 | And it 'll just save us a few minutes because it 'll be tight squeeze I expect . |
| 11 | If they had dominated I expect they would have had at least a few more ( in 20 mins ) . |
| 12 | and across the , er two yards the , a man and a woman were sit there watching me , hoping I 'd fall I expect . |
| 13 | Begin by deciding how many hours sleep you expect to need throughout the week . |
| 14 | The nurse just said , ‘ Well what d' you expect me to do about it ? |
| 15 | ‘ What d' you expect with that thing on yer leg ? ’ |
| 16 | How on earth d' you expect me to sit there watching that woman being forced to humiliate herself like that ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ What d' you expect ? ’ he said , without looking at her . |
| 18 | " What d' you expect , kid ? |
| 19 | But strained through they may be , the last place you expect to see a dust-up between the two protagonists is in Portugal — unless of course you happen to be a historian with a penchant for the Peninsular Wars . |
| 20 | Arms she had n't let herself expect . |
| 21 | Union leaders say they expect an overwhelming call for industrial action in an imminent ballot , after employers refused to improve a 4.8 per cent offer on Monday . |
| 22 | People briefed on the plan say they expect sharp cuts on older Compaq models , particularly those using the 80386 microprocessor , and overall cuts of between 10% and 20% on most existing models . |
| 23 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |
| 24 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |
| 25 | Barnes officials say they expect to send about eighty paintings from one of the world 's finest collections of Post-Impressionist and early modern art to tour four museums : the National Gallery of Art in Washington , D.C. , a museum in Tokyo , the Musée d'Orsay in Paris , and the Philadelphia Museum of Art . |
| 26 | During that time , police say they expect to issue hundreds of summonses . |
| 27 | ‘ The Lithuanian FA say they expect to arrive between 1.00 and 1.30 but they seem rather vague . |
| 28 | Management say they expect cargoes to be handled normally pending any national decision by the Transport and General Workers Union . |
| 29 | With all the results now known for the elections to the General Synod of the Church of England , supporters say they expect the Church to agree to the ordination of women in the next few years . |
| 30 | They say he expected his tour manager to catch it . |