Example sentences of "expect to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We expect to be landing in Oslo in about fifty minutes . |
| 2 | I have worked loyally , shown you respect , but I too expect to be treated with respect . |
| 3 | For £200 , I expect to be able to buy something that 's good-looking and well-designed . |
| 4 | Darling , I am sorry , I really expect to be back inside the week , and I would n't go if anyone else could . |
| 5 | When big investors get on the telephone they expect to be put through to the chairman , not ‘ lumbered into a PR-type department ’ . |
| 6 | At least 34 states expect to be spending more than they collect . |
| 7 | Even to this day , many who have never been inside a church since their baptism expect to be buried in consecrated ground after some form of religious service . |
| 8 | I never expect to be more moved by a man and a horse than I was by Winter and Mandarin this afternoon . |
| 9 | If the horse is dealt with brusquely ; suddenly brought into a place of noise , shouting people , and strange activity ; then restrained and tied so tightly that it is even more anxious ; it will be frightened and expect to be hurt , and behave accordingly . |
| 10 | Oxford expect to be led but must keep in touch . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ I still expect to be caretaker manager at Wembley on May 9 . |
| 12 | ‘ I think the Arthur Daley image , picked up in the 50s and 60s , is unfair now but people still expect to be greeted by a young man in a sharp suit who baffles them with technical details and hard sell . ’ |
| 13 | His argument was that they expect to be certain , and therefore interpret any doubt as evidence of unbelief : |
| 14 | Councillors vary tremendously in the extent to which they expect to be involved in day-to-day matters of administration in the authority . |
| 15 | Most councillors expect to be lobbied by constituents and asked to intervene on their behalf . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | We are also developing the handbook and expect to be breaking really new ground there . |
| 19 | The way that sons always are , they way they always expect to be taken care of . |
| 20 | If they surrender they expect to be stripped of uniforms and weapons and sent back naked . |
| 21 | We hope an expect to be faithful to each other . |
| 22 | Either way , expect to be fêted , fussed and fawned over this month — and for goodness ' sake allow yourself to enjoy it ! |
| 23 | ‘ You expect to be here much longer ? ’ |
| 24 | Take advantage of any chance for discussion , especially if you are able to give your employer a date in the not too distant future when you realistically expect to be fit enough to resume work . |
| 25 | They are willing to do so because they expect to be paid back , and because they expect to profit from the transaction through the interest they charge on the loan — it would be a strange world if they did n't ! |
| 26 | But ‘ artists like sailors — if they expect to be gratified by rare sights — must pay the price . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ We expect to be the McDonald 's of videotex , opening up franchises around the country , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 28 | They may stay in bed to all hours , slump in front of the television and expect to be waited on hand , foot and finger . |
| 29 | Money Expect to be challenged and opposed every step of the way as far as your long-term financial plans are concerned , but do n't give up . |
| 30 | one expect to be comfortable if he is wearing a belt two inches too tight or a pair of shoes two sizes too small ? |