Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like a B M X bike I expect . |
| 2 | Well in that case I expect , you know , some of us could become a caretaker if they 're having to pay us |
| 3 | Once when he swung across the road to frighten a cyclist by passing within inches of him at forty miles an hour I expected the Feldwebel or the officer to be angry . |
| 4 | ‘ Comes of having a mathematical mind I expect , ’ observed Milton . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , with your mind I expect you can , ’ he teased . |
| 6 | Next day we found a good army doctor who examined Rachel and said with care she would soon be well , the M & B had done its work , and then to add to our trouble you all went down with scarlet fever — caught on the boat I expect . |
| 7 | I 'm so glad you did n't disappoint me — just the greeting I expected . |
| 8 | In the pouring bloody rain and howling wind I expect . |
| 9 | Always ready to look on the bright side she expected that the remission would last for a long time , and there was a conspiracy between Maureen and her mother to conceal Julia 's suffering from her . |
| 10 | When you join the Royal Air Force you expect to work on some of the world 's deadliest aircraft , Jaguar Fighters , and harriers , but there 's another side to aviation . |
| 11 | The Discovery is the first ever gas cooker to have a hotplate with ‘ Gas Powered Discs ’ a revolutionary new concept developed by Moffat that actually places a Disc above the flame to give you the controllability you expect from gas plus an unheard of level of cleanability . |
| 12 | ‘ Have you finished ? ’ they ask as you lie gasping , and when they switch on the light you expect to see a sign over the bed , NOW WASH YOUR HANDS . |
| 13 | Michael Cohen , a specialist dealer in oriental porcelain who expects to be a big bidder at next week 's sale , spent more than £1 million buying Nanking pieces . |
| 14 | In exile she expected their first child , having left her husband in Russia ; he was later killed , and she suffered the blow of another death — her own child . |
| 15 | In the near future we expect to recruit an Asia Pacific representative who will enable us to expand further in this region . |
| 16 | Showing the pzazz one expects from a descendant of the Victorian prime minister , he hired a room in the Zhovtnevy Hotel and invited some friendly locals . |
| 17 | However , having made an investment they expected it to pay its way and any development towards being a full-time farmer would depend very much on market prices . |
| 18 | When anything like this happens in Waldron City everybody starts shouting for action , and as they have n't much idea just what kind of action they expect they take it out on the administration , and that means Wilson . |
| 19 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenue he expects from the proceeds of privatisation for the period of the public expenditure survey . |
| 20 | Alex ! ’ he cried out , not knowing what reply he expected . |
| 21 | Now , when p of the individuals are hawks , an individual receives the pay-off it expects against a hawk p times , and the pay-off it expects against a dove ( 1 - p ) times . |
| 22 | Now , when p of the individuals are hawks , an individual receives the pay-off it expects against a hawk p times , and the pay-off it expects against a dove ( 1 - p ) times . |
| 23 | and looking from my window I expect to see |
| 24 | Have another green I expect . |
| 25 | ‘ Because , as it turns out , you 've developed the intelligence I expected of you , and I suppose there 's some excuse for what you were at nineteen . |
| 26 | When I was finally allowed up and I went back to my own home I expected to forget you . |
| 27 | I thought that because I had looked up to the twins on account of their wealth I expected others to do the same to me . |
| 28 | If HaL meets its reported dates , it could beat Sun to market with a 64-bit system — but it is Sun which expects to create a high-volume 64-bit market supplying both its own needs and those of its cloners . |
| 29 | Naturally , in football management you expect ridicule and criticism , and you must always rise above it , especially if it is constructive , but this poor excuse for a handkerchief seems obsessed not with football but with my receding hairline , e.g. the ‘ Spot The Baldy ’ competition on page two , and with making juvenile remarks about my beer gut . |
| 30 | Clearly it was done at Oliver 's invitation and Rain would normally have welcomed company ; but in her glum mood she expected Oliver would flirt with Linda , and Linda would be amused at Rain 's expense , and it would be quite impossible to spoil their fun by mentioning that Oliver was leaving Kington Square . |