Example sentences of "one [vb mod] expect [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because three-quarters of women with gonorrhoea will have the infection in the urethra , one might expect urethral discharge to be a common finding in infected women . |
| 2 | The use of inappropriate forms of assessment to grade and rank-order pupils ' work for the purpose of making comparisons or to achieve so-called ‘ unified standards ’ is illustrated by the worst abuses of norm-referencing , which has been roundly and justifiably criticized by many writers , even in those areas of the curriculum where one might expect this system to be welcomed . |
| 3 | I use the term " child " here in contradistinction to " parent " — not all incest involves juveniles — but one would expect any effect to be more marked the younger the child concerned . |
| 4 | Had the two interests been hostile , one would expect some evidence of local friction , but there is none . |
| 5 | Had the two interests been hostile , one would expect some evidence of local friction , but there is none . |
| 6 | If the explanation of a high standards and routines specification as symptomatic of the desire to be satisfied is correct , one would expect some relationship between this measure and answers to the ‘ Do you like housework ? ’ question . |