Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The distortion on the unit , which I expected to be awful , is actually very good , although I do n't think it quite lives up to Ibanez 's claim that the unit could serve as a preamp , when linked to an amplifier . |
| 2 | The natural justification of my choice between the fruit would be something like ‘ The peach looked delicious ’ , which conveys the full information that I expected to be responding in accord with ‘ Be aware ’ until the last trace of the flavour faded from my mouth . |
| 3 | Recalling that swinging ‘ 67 start , the dry Scouser said : ‘ I expected to be chucked out by the BBC any moment then . ’ |
| 4 | I expected to be terrified of the pain and I was worried that if anything went wrong I would n't be able to cope . |
| 5 | I expected to be like a village . |
| 6 | For £200 , I expect to be able to buy something that 's good-looking and well-designed . |
| 7 | I wo n't be in record-breaking form for the European Championships , but I expect to be competitive . |
| 8 | I expect to be there for 2 years . |
| 9 | And I think the novel is dead on and I expect to be slaughtered for it ! |
| 10 | And I expect to be paid . ’ |
| 11 | This is the tour party I expect to be named this morning : Gooch ( captain ) , Stewart ( vice-captain ) , Smith , Atherton , Fairbrother , Gatting , Hick , Reeve , Russell , Emburey , Tufnell , Lewis , DeFreitas , Malcolm , Cork , Jarvis . |
| 12 | I intended to resign at the A.G.M. due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area before the next A.G.M. but since no-one else wanted the job I agreed to remain chairman for as long as I could . |
| 13 | Due to the publication schedule of ‘ Contact ’ I am actually writing this before the AGM , so I ca n't say anything more about it except that I intend to resign at it , due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area , so this will be the last time you will hear about London Branch from me . |
| 14 | you never promise things that , you know , totally before you 've seen the facts , but I expect to be reasonable , certainly . |
| 15 | Normally I expect to be addressed with a polite ‘ Bonjour ’ . |
| 16 | It is therefore a subject on which I expect to be in continuing dialogue . |
| 17 | That bid is at the final stage of its examination and I expect to be able to make an announcement soon . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | But I expect to be back in Scotland within the next couple of weeks , so we can discuss whatever needs to be discussed then . |
| 20 | ‘ Actually , as he and my aunt never had any children , I expect to be his heir . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ However , that depends how the Irish Hockey Union view the situation and I expect to be asked a few questions . |
| 22 | mm I expect to be here |
| 23 | Am I expecting to be able to know all there is to know about Claude Cohn-Casson ? |
| 24 | She expected to be told to get on with her work and not waste time , but instead Miss Phoebe became unusually animated . |
| 25 | She expected to be sent out with a flea in her ear . |
| 26 | It had come her way because , leaving them in charge of Mrs Gracie , Dinah had gone for diversion to what she expected to be a dull sewing-meeting in the Islington church where she and Paul had been married . |
| 27 | When she opened them again , she was where she expected to be . |
| 28 | Samantha sank on to her bed to show the helpless state she expected to be in by the evening . |
| 29 | She had guessed it would look better — more disarming — not to be carrying a bag ; as if she expected to be out only for a short time . |
| 30 | She continued to live in her house on the Lung'Arno , patronizing scientists and literary figures , and holding nightly receptions at which she expected to be treated with the etiquette due to reigning royalty . |