Example sentences of "might expect [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In cross-section ( Fig. 3 ) , the wound front generally has a rounded or only slightly angular profile , rather than the flattened cellular protrusions one might expect at a leading edge that was actively crawling forwards over the exposed mesenchyme . |
| 2 | Within this general analysis there is a considerable variety of micro-climates — as one might expect on a small island in the Atlantic with altitudes from sea-level to 1,800 metres . |
| 3 | This machine is no exception , and the quality of the build is better than you might expect for a bog-standard clone . |
| 4 | Diphtheria and measles , against which mass vaccinations have also been instituted , showed fairly abrupt falls immediately after introduction of the respective vaccines and indicate what one might expect of a successful programme . |
| 5 | Whilst this might be true , for some years now invertebrate neurophysiologists ( by which is meant those who study invertebrates , not a special group of researchers without backbones ! ) , who used to speak of their pet organisms as having simple nervous systems , have rephrased their claim , and refer instead to them as having ‘ simple ’ nervous systems , the inverted commas being deliberately added as a recognition that the complexity of these systems is still many orders of magnitude higher than in the genuinely simple wiring that one might expect of a mere computer . |
| 6 | AS ONE might expect from a professional prosecutor , Barbara Mills , the Director of Public Prosecutions , last week called for defendants to lose the right to choose trial by jury . |
| 7 | As you might expect from a Swedish manufacturer , the heating and ventilation are superb ; you can supply cold air to the face and warm air to the feet at the same time . |