Example sentences of "he [modal v] expect [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He consulted diviners when Anne Boleyn became pregnant , anxious to know whether he could expect a male heir . |
| 2 | Mariot capped this by suggesting that , since the Earl Patrick would presumably intend to yield that castle should Berwick town fall to King Edward , he could expect a greater reward from that monarch if the castle was nominally his own , not just a crown possession . |
| 3 | Afterwards , when told he had best wait for his bodyguard , Caledor replied that he could expect no better bodyguards than these hunters , and asked them to accompany him on his quest to the shrine . |
| 4 | If one of his family had been in the same position surely he 'd expect a stiffer sentence than the one given today |
| 5 | He can expect a rough welcome . |