Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , it 's like , it 's like the foreman on the shopfloor for some reason , there 's a er , in the systems or whatever , er , the warehouseman er , the night porter er , when he takes over , he knows what he 's doing , he knows what I want , because I 've spoken to him about it , erm , he knows what items I want to leave for stock people , erm , and Sue , the checkout manager , she 'll know if I want extra people on the shopfloor because we 're quiet , or I expect it to be quiet , erm , she knows where they 've got to be , and I 'll come back and review it with her . |
| 2 | The main reason , main thing is presuming that there must have been refreshments for all these people , probably might have been just a buffet or cup of coffee , or I expect there was probably a lunch laid on , I want to know who footed the bill for the lunch ? |
| 3 | In a few clinics there is an appointments system which at least ensures that the patient is seen when he or she expects to be seen , but there may be delays in getting an appointment . |
| 4 | What this means is that the individual in public feels obliged to broadcast an unceasing stream of non-verbal signs , intended to inform others , whether they be acquaintances or more often otherwise , of the place which he or she expects to have in the undertakings which follow . |
| 5 | The course provides opportunity for : ( i ) graduates from African , Asian , and Pacific backgrounds to undertake advanced study of Christianity directly related to their own setting ; ( ii ) persons who have worked , or who expect to work , in cross-cultural situations to examine the religious context in which they operate , or to reflect constructively on their experience ; ( iii ) prospective candidates for research involving cross-cultural or inter-religious study who do not have specialised training in these fields , to bridge the gap between previous academic study and the new material . |
| 6 | Most will be reluctant to undergo assessment , either because they are involved in criminal activity or they expected to be subjected to a judgmental and disapproving attitude towards themselves , or because they are afraid their children may be removed from them . |
| 7 | The motorist is driving too fast because he does n't expect any children , or he expects them to be careful ’ |
| 8 | She was not sure what it was , or what to expect should she go there , but she wanted to see it " because it had been forbidden . |
| 9 | The visitor , whoever it was , came in silently , and looking round , not knowing who or what to expect , Molly saw the tall sad-looking dog , its eyes wet and its pink tongue lolling , which Buck had apparently abandoned to the Castello Crocetto . |
| 10 | Few know when they may see their husbands , or what to expect when they walk through the gates . |
| 11 | ‘ It is a totally new departure for me , and I have to admit I do n't know what it is going to be like or what to expect . |
| 12 | And if we recognise our true position as skilled labourers performing with more or less ability a given portion of a comp 's duties , it would be utterly absurd for you to propose , or us to expect , equal remuneration with men which I suppose is what you mean by insisting on getting the true value of our labour . |
| 13 | Then , in 1964 he won the Masters again and everyone expected him at St Andrews for the Open Championship . |
| 14 | They had been defiled , and I expected punishment . |
| 15 | Against : almost nothing I can put my finger on , except that it 's a darned expensive guitar and I expected it to justify its price by being inspiring — which , for all of us who tried it , it somehow failed to be . |
| 16 | I started siding stuff then , an' sweeping an' doing ; and I expected he 'd begin a calling me for my idle ways . |
| 17 | Whenever we went there , Salvo and I expected Hasan 's ghost to leap out of the darkness and slit our throats with his dagger . |
| 18 | So she knew where we lived , and I expected her to turn up and claim you . ’ |
| 19 | SUICIDE was thought damnable in the Middle Ages , and I expect there are those who have been brought to feel by a book called The Monument that the Middle Ages had a point . |
| 20 | Joan and Dennis will tell me all about it I 'm sure and I expect I will get a Christmas card from Kylie and her mother and father , ’ she added . |
| 21 | Writing to Ellen , she could not help be bitter , remarking : — all life seems a trap again Ellen and I expect it has too often seemed so to you and will yet . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I could do with a bath and I expect you could . |
| 24 | From the moment I could understand the human voice 1 — and I expect most of my generation — was told to be ‘ seen and not heard ’ … ‘ consider others before yourself ’ … ‘ never complain' and if you were a boy child , then you were exhorted to be a man , to show no emotion , and not to be a sissy . |
| 25 | I say borrow but the cash was never refunded and I expect Dad thought it was a cheap way to get rid of him . |
| 26 | As far as I 'm concerned , the residents come first ; and I expect every member of staff to understand that , right through from helping them get up in the morning to taking someone off to bingo if she wants to go . |
| 27 | I 've written about this before and I expect I 'll write about it again , because I get more frustrated knitters questioning me about this than almost anything else . |
| 28 | I have a contract which I honour and I expect it to be honoured . |
| 29 | ‘ We 've lost four clients out of a total of 1,800 and I expect others will drift away , but we picked up a new client just this morning . ’ |
| 30 | And I think the novel is dead on and I expect to be slaughtered for it ! |