Example sentences of "expect them [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can we really expect them to retain the same way of thinking as they had as penniless hopefuls , and if they did would n't that simply be an insipid patronisations ? |
| 2 | ‘ I would expect them to do the honourable thing and give me my job back . ’ |
| 3 | You would n't expect them to forecast the same price all the years , right . |
| 4 | I did n't expect them to eat the blue-green stuff — have you smelled it ? but I have a suspicion that it gets a toehold on spots where other algae are already in residence . |
| 5 | Mark an ‘ E ’ to indicate those issues which you think demand equal involvement and use your partner 's initials to indicate areas where you would expect them to have the major input . |
| 6 | If enzyme deficiencies are at the root of the problem in chemical-sensitive patients then one might expect them to show the same sort of reaction to small amounts of a chemical as normal people show to large amounts of that chemical . |