Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] to expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd know what to expect next time — that does n't do it for him , you know what I mean ? ’ |
| 2 | Instead for many , many years there has been in Channel 4 a culture , which allowed you to expect these matters to be dealt with properly , without being made to feel that you were being perverse in raising the issue yet again or that you were making a point or a special case . |
| 3 | Since their work on cats had conditioned them to expect all parts of the visual cortex to contain orientation selective cells this oversight is , perhaps , understandable . |
| 4 | Jane had never been to the aerodrome before — not actually past the guardroom and through the gates — and she had n't known what to expect that night . |
| 5 | His mother 's fluent , though inaccurate , English and confident manner may have led them to expect more of him . |
| 6 | Primal Scream Not a name which would lead you to expect self-absorbed acoustic doodlings . |
| 7 | Not quite knowing what to expect other than that she wanted a new job , Jean turned up for work promptly on a cold , wet , Monday morning but found no one to let her in . |
| 8 | On the basis of this information , the law of reciprocal proportions tells us to expect that carbon and hydrogen combine in the weight ratio , 12:4 . |
| 9 | There is a strong tradition in the sociological literature which would lead us to expect such a change of direction . |
| 10 | Gould 's experiences so far had encouraged him to expect similar rewards from the next leg of the expedition , and he left Van Diemen 's Land in a spirit of optimism and with a light heart . |