Example sentences of "we [modal v] expect [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 In a normal year ( that is , not a boom year or a slump year ) , we should expect aggregate transitory income to be zero , so that aggregate measured and permanent incomes would be equal .
2 Gorbachev 's call for more substantial arms cuts contrasted with the view of the then UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that " I do n't think we should expect further dramatic reductions in forces " .
3 Therefore , we must expect some major changes in that region in the coming years and be prepared for anything that might arise as a result .
4 We might expect that aggressive fighting would be common in nature , because natural selection will favour the most successful animals in competition , and the strongest animals are probably the most successful in fights .
5 If true , we might expect male peeking rates to increase as the number of females in the flock increase .
6 If we accept the ‘ cohesive mass segregation ’ argument derived from the work of Kerr and Siegel ( see above , p. 108 ) , then we would expect all isolated mining communities to be equally strike-prone .
7 If lithospheric extension occurs primarily along such detachment faults rather than by thinning throughout the entire zone of lithospheric extension , then we would expect opposing passive margins to display a marked complementary asymmetry ( Fig. 4.19 ) .
8 Strongly stereotypical Creole features should be salient and positively valued as a symbol of identity , so we would expect these particular features of Creole to be accommodated to by everyone who attempts to engage in " chattin' Patois " .
9 It seems we can expect yet-another Intel-based desktop operating system to make an appearance this summer .
10 Cloud amounts will vary but we can expect some warm sunshine .
11 So in spite of the Conservatives domination of the area , we can expect some exciting contests in this election and perhaps even some upsets .
12 At private meetings over meals or in his office North would produce his spiral notebook or pieces of yellow legal paper , asking ‘ how in God 's name we can expect these young men and women to fight against Communism when this is what they 're up against ’ , and often breaking into tears .
  Next page