Example sentences of "[pron] might expect [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | You might expect Christians to be the last group of people to be involved in strong confrontations . |
2 | It was a rough grey face , full of rifts and clefts and fissures , out of which , someone said , you might expect lichens to grow . |
3 | You might expect leopards to keep away from forest tracks frequented by humans but they often use them for preference . |
4 | One might expect females to compete for rich food sources , for these are important to them in gaining nutrition for child-bearing and lactation . |
5 | This seems unlikely , however , because one might expect females to be just as much in need of protection as males . |
6 | One might expect politicians to talk fast and academics endorsing the view that the European Community is something so new and sui generis that the age old problems of the rivalry between peoples and states can be overcome through it . |
7 | Part of the experiment was to hold a couple of quizzes at the time of year when we might expect problems with speakers and audience having to travel in bad weather . |
8 | We might expect students of dance or music to engage in practical activities , but their theoretical studies are , by and large , directly related to those activities . |