Example sentences of "expect [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expect I would have gone anyway ; it was something of an event . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Perchance Richard will be less of an angel by then — either way , I expect I shall manage , ’ she said , determined to look on the bright side . |
| 3 | Some people are jumping tomorrow , but they are those who have not done a jump for a long time ; I expect I shall do another before leave comes off . ’ |
| 4 | But I expect I shall learn quite a lot . |
| 5 | ‘ I expect I shall die of exposure , ’ went on Anne , piqued by Joan 's lack of concern . |
| 6 | ‘ I expect I shall get used to the designs in time . |
| 7 | ‘ I expect I 'll give it a miss , ’ said Hilary . |
| 8 | If they know which party you are from and say , ‘ Oh I expect I 'll vote for you ’ , they probably mean ‘ I wo n't , but I want to get rid of you quickly because Dallas is just beginning ’ , or , I 've no idea and I 'm really not interested — politicians are all the same . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I expect I 'll walk over this way every day anyway , and if he does come on Saturday could Archie be here , please , to take him down with his bags to the cottage ? ’ |
| 10 | I expect I 'll go . |
| 11 | ‘ And I expect I 'll come and see you , ’ said Emma . |
| 12 | ‘ I expect I 'll come round to it in good time , ’ said Ellen . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , I expect I 'll volunteer for one of the leads , ’ he said , leaning back and crossing his long brown legs nonchalantly . |
| 14 | I expect I 'll find a way of testing your different abilities . |
| 15 | ‘ I expect I 'll see you in the office , ’ he said . |
| 16 | ‘ I expect I 'll survive it . ’ |
| 17 | I expect I 'll survive it somehow . |
| 18 | Expect I 'll hear |
| 19 | I expect I 'll get back to it quite soon . ’ |
| 20 | I 've written about this before and I expect I 'll write about it again , because I get more frustrated knitters questioning me about this than almost anything else . |
| 21 | ‘ But suppose I 'm on it , and the driver becomes ill , then I expect I 'll have to take over . |
| 22 | I 'll ring you in the next account period , and I expect I 'll have some very good news for you ! " |
| 23 | ‘ I expect I 'll lose my job for telling you . |
| 24 | I expect I should like all of them on their own . |
| 25 | ‘ I expect I can make him understand , ’ she replied . |
| 26 | Right then , yes , I expect I can fit you — sure , July 17th will be just perfect — I 'll just cancel my holiday and postpone the opening … no , I 'll just write it in , no , no thank you . |
| 27 | ‘ I expect I can talk to Mrs Hartridge or whoever 's your teacher and ask what you need to practise . ’ |
| 28 | Some evenings I expect I can come along and eat with you , Tom and Carrie . ’ |
| 29 | All right , Ellis , I expect I can find time this afternoon . |
| 30 | Joan and Dennis will tell me all about it I 'm sure and I expect I will get a Christmas card from Kylie and her mother and father , ’ she added . |