Example sentences of "expect to [be] able " in BNC.

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1 For £200 , I expect to be able to buy something that 's good-looking and well-designed .
2 I have placed a request with our technical colleagues for a tape according to your specifications , and expect to be able to send this out to you within the next week or so .
3 I have placed a request with our technical colleagues for a tape according to your specifications , and expect to be able to send this out to you within the next week or so .
4 Because most of the closest-fought states are in the Eastern Time zone , American TV networks expect to be able to forecast the final result from 2am on Wednesday .
5 ‘ Most of our customers are second time buyers who know what they want and expect to be able to just walk in and take it off the shelf like a can of beans , ’ he says .
6 That bid is at the final stage of its examination and I expect to be able to make an announcement soon .
7 I expect to be able to report to the House soon the results of the review of the first year of the new European Standing Committees after the Select Committee on Procedure has reported .
8 Turning now to his own responsibilities , when does the Leader of the House expect to be able to make a statement on expanding the provisions of communication between Members of this House and the institutions of the European Community ?
9 ‘ Those who have had their homes repossessed expect to be able to get a council house easily , ’ she added .
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