Example sentences of "[adv] expect it to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This led to a tightening up of the law and Knowsley 's environmental health and trading standards officers will continue to monitor the sale of food in the borough to ensure that it is as safe as the public rightly expects it to be . ’ |
| 2 | It is common for some mothers to ask their child to do something and then walk away expecting it to be done . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't really expect it to be like this , ’ says Howard . |
| 4 | When Jean 's turn came for her third , she fully expected it to be as straightforward as Billy and Berta , but in the last week she got a lot of bleeding . |
| 5 | Life can be complicated sometimes when you least expect it to be . |
| 6 | I mean , I have n't done a detailed survey on anything , but I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw when I went in there , and I must say , I went there expecting it to be no more than a garden hut . |
| 7 | I never expected it to be easy , but I do sometimes wish for those moments that I experienced in the distant past , when the umpire used to say , ‘ game , set and match ’ , and you shook hands before entering the comparative safety of the changing room . |
| 8 | I never expected it to be so hot at this time of the year and I did n't know there was a pool . |