Example sentences of "[adv] expect [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are not used to long poems these days , and we no longer expect poetry to do the work of history , psychology and the novel , or to find ‘ the spirit of the age ’ expressed in poetic medium . |
| 2 | They just expect software and networking capabilities added in . |
| 3 | We should thus expect resistance from workers to attempts by management to wrest control from them , and the historical evidence for this is now forthcoming . |
| 4 | Directors do not normally expect payment for their services though a small gift might be appropriate . |
| 5 | The voters , in other words , had not moved solidly to the right , their position was one of ambivalence ; they had become deeply sceptical about the role of government and yet they still expected government to aid them as they tried to meet the pressing problems of modern life . |
| 6 | Only Prof Congdon thinks the Chancellor should raise taxes next month to balance a loose monetary policy , and the other six advise against a rise , though all agree the Chancellor needs to explain his strategy clearly and three more expect tax increases in 1994 . |
| 7 | Most forecasters still expect GNP growth of 3–3.5% this year , down from an estimated 4.6% in 1990 . |
| 8 | You can hardly expect lightning to strike twice in the same family . ’ |
| 9 | We can therefore hardly expect change from individual departments : they lack an appreciation of the curriculum as a whole and are inherently inclined to defend their own interests . |
| 10 | You can hardly expect commitment and company loyalty from an employee who 's been press-ganged into working for you . |
| 11 | Xerox Corp chairman Paul Allaire said yesterday that profit in the second quarter from its document processing business ‘ could be somewhat below ’ the $1.12 per share the unit earned in the year-ago period : Xerox said nine-tenths of its total business is in document processing , and the remainder is in insurance and financial services , and that it is in the midst of realigning its US sales force for document processing , which along with continued weak economic conditions , are affecting its results ; it expects sales momentum to increase as it realises benefits of the sales reorganisation and still expects profit growth in document processing . |
| 12 | He also expected support from Russia , but the tsar was too preoccupied with the affairs of Europe , where Napoleon was at the height of his powers , and Adam Czartoryski , the Russian foreign minister , advised negotiations with the Turks , rather than war . |
| 13 | But some foreign bankers also expect South Korea to develop into a regional financial centre second only to Hong Kong on the Asian mainland . |
| 14 | They still want value for their money — but they also expect quality and style . |
| 15 | We also expect marketing margins to be weaker in the first quarter because of the effect on demand of the generally mild weather . |
| 16 | And how can gay priests reasonably expect acceptance when celibacy is demanded of heterosexuals ? |
| 17 | Two middle-ranking Ministers , Mr John Patten ( Home Office ) and Mr Michael Portillo ( Environment ) , can also expect promotion . |
| 18 | We can also expect de-recognition by employers who are frightened to death by the T & G. It it 's already happening . |
| 19 | He could also expect record damages after being jailed for almost 10 months . |
| 20 | It 's also expecting Sun 's director of US reseller channels Dan Shaver to resign . |
| 21 | The retailer also expects support and this was visibly given . |
| 22 | We now expect protest , more dialogue . |
| 23 | One might as well expect mercy from a killer shark or warmth from a cube of ice . |
| 24 | She had fully expected Penry to dismiss them as nonsense , and felt so shattered that he had n't that it took her longer than usual to clear away and leave the kitchen immaculate . |
| 25 | If there is a new vibe — a reiteration of yesterday 's values attuned to today 's desires , erupting into the voids that the synthetic world of vinyl and plastic just ca n't fill — then expect Stone Grove to be up there , recycling nothing but what was once called soul . |
| 26 | One visitor went there expecting obfuscation , for I have read Sartre on art and think that Sartre on cricket would be just as illuminating . |
| 27 | The waiting area was overflowing , with more than 200 marchers anxiously expecting treatment . |
| 28 | Well , I never expected sampling to be part of it all . |
| 29 | Was it because he had n't spotted it , or because he felt it would be dishonest to do so , or because he never expected criticism ? |
| 30 | ‘ I never expected travelling on foot to be so arduous , ’ she said . |