Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [be] [adj] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While it may be too much to expect the applicant to appreciate the wider impact and implications of his proposal , and while it may be unreasonable to expect any but the most steadfast defender of National Park principles to resist continual local pressure for change , CPRW hopes that this Inquiry will enable a more far- sighted view of what is at stake , to prevail . |
| 2 | It would be unreasonable to expect easy co-operative motion along the entire polymer chain , but as there is normally some degree of flexibility in the chain , local segmental motion can take place more readily . |
| 3 | These are remarkable achievements and it would be unreasonable to expect Malinowski also to have made theoretical contributions of comparable significance . |
| 4 | If governments acted to remove some of the existing constraints to economic growth in DRAs it would be reasonable to expect private investors to move in from outside to exploit the opportunities thus created . |
| 5 | In such cases it would be reasonable to expect positive responses from the medical attendant after 8 weeks . |
| 6 | However , in present circumstances it would be unrealistic to expect ordinary citizens and all but the largest courts or law firms to be able to exploit the possibility . |