Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect and " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was rather braver than I expected and jumped the fences very well . |
| 2 | It is less imposing and less impressive than I expected and is bordered by similarly styled ‘ cabins ’ . |
| 3 | The march was longer than I expected and we staggered in at half past six this morning , having done twenty-seven miles in just over nine hours , which is n't bad . |
| 4 | I would n't say I enjoyed it , but it went much better than I expected and my audience were very appreciative . |
| 5 | ‘ The area is far more rugged and wild than I expected and some of the ridge walking has been spectacular ’ Paul told us from Italy . |
| 6 | I rushed with him into the buildings and found what I expected and dreaded ; a small calf kicking at its stomach , getting up and down , occasionally rolling on its straw bed . |
| 7 | last night actually and it did n't exactly help , well , it 's a long trip up here , longer than I expected and I did n't |
| 8 | It 's not what I expect and not what I want . |
| 9 | That will be as much as fun as er Sunday school I expect and probably just as well attended . |
| 10 | He was taller than she expected and wore a wall-cut dinner jacket that contrasted with the eccentric fancy-dress of some of the other diners . |
| 11 | She expected and gave no kindness , no tenderness at all . |
| 12 | ‘ I worked very closely with the clients who see two sets of proofs , ’ says Cleary , 28 , a history graduate who started out in the antiques world but did n't find the challenge she expected and joined Barkers Trident as an editorial assistant . |
| 13 | Allow enough space to manoeuvre around the offer ; ask for more than you expect and concede less than you would ultimately be willing to give . |
| 14 | Some of them are below the level you expect and below the standards we want to provide , ’ it says . |
| 15 | This she expects and indeed wants . |
| 16 | ‘ What she expects and what she gets could be two different things that are miles apart . ’ |
| 17 | In the end the show went on far longer than we expected and was fairly raunchy . |
| 18 | Most of the ducks were at Grif Skerry as we expected and , after counts and recounts , we moved on . |
| 19 | When we are hurt by someone 's behaviour , all that is happening is that we are disappointed because they do not behave in the way we expect and the reality conflicts with our ideals . |
| 20 | The money he gave them they had meant to use for the Greek trip but it was more than they expected and they had gone on a shopping , then a drinking , spree with it . |
| 21 | They expect and they grow . |
| 22 | Either way , they have to face the possibility of discovering discrepancies between what they expect and what they experience , and in that lies the potential for development . |
| 23 | Only by enabling those with disabilities to contribute , if they wish , through independent living and paid employment , will the increased percentage of ageing people be able to receive the support they expect and need . |
| 24 | Actually , I think he 's found it harder than he expected and he needs help . ’ |
| 25 | Although devoted to his family and always kind to them , he expected and strongly pressed his only son to follow the legal and political career in which he had been such a brilliant success . |
| 26 | It was heavier than he expected and he had to remove the milk bottles and some of the tins and make a separate journey with them . |
| 27 | The second point is on correspondence , I 'm absolutely certain that when a member of public writes in to any department , not necessarily highway , he expects and needs an immediate response , now I know you have , you have started the acknowledgement of our system , but I think it 's , it does n't go far enough , an acknowledgement card that simply says the thing is received and is receiving attention , needs to then indicate the individual to whom that matter has been passed for attention and that leads me to the third point and I think the general complaint on the public is that local government is seen as faceless people and I think we have to get in our mind to name people within our department , there 's not one mention about it in our promise , I think we need , unless I 've not read it , but I think , I think we , yes , but I think we need to mention people by name , senior people within the department who will respond to particular things and certainly where public comes into contact within the offices we must get around to wearing a name badge who says who that person is , people want to relate to a person and I think we can do that if we try . |