Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] expect [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean there 's no reason because we have n't got men 's issues , because all issues are men 's issues , nobody expects a male Prime Minister to go for any particular issue , but why should we expect a woman Prime Minister to go particularly for certain issues ? |
| 2 | Nor should we expect the very few who do not want to teach to continue to do so when they might be more usefully employed in management , audit , service , or research tasks . |
| 3 | Nor could we expect the adherents of each approach to treat any anomaly as a reason for rejecting it . |
| 4 | But on neither count could he expect a very sympathetic hearing in Washington . |
| 5 | When may we expect a statement on the medical services aspects which are so important to the Northern Ireland situation ? |
| 6 | Why may they expect a better future ? |
| 7 | The traffic going to Mr McGiffert 's shopping complex did not wreak havoc on the Ringdufferin Road , nor would I expect the traffic going to the golf course to do so . |
| 8 | Would you expect a cold , ruthless Capricorn like me to do anything else ? ’ |
| 9 | Would you expect the devil to be subsidised by heaven ? ’ |
| 10 | Would you expect the devil to be subsidised by heaven ? ’ |
| 11 | If money can buy happiness , what would you expect the relationship between the two variables to look like ? |
| 12 | What changes would you expect the farmers to make if ( i ) the price of milk fell considerably , ( ii ) the EEC guaranteed price for beef fell sharply ? |
| 13 | I mean , with forays abroad , I dare say , but would you expect the rest of life to be spent in Scotland , or based in Scotland ? |
| 14 | Would you expect the assailant to be bloodstained ? " |
| 15 | that 's coming out , two seven two seven , two nine two nine , what would erm so what answer would you expect if we try one O one times twenty six , what would ma what would you expect the answer to be ? |
| 16 | How would you expect the February 1988 changes in building society regulations to affect their sources and destination of funds ? |
| 17 | Why would you expect the yield on treasury bills normally to be rather lower than on government bonds ? |
| 18 | Will you expect the size of that new political party to increase , as other non-community-charge-paying Labour Members join it ? |
| 19 | How far can I expect the audience to share the desired meaning of the work ? |
| 20 | But how can you expect a system to solve your problems , if you did n't clarify exactly what they were prior to selection ? ’ |
| 21 | How can you expect a computer man to understand in detail all aspects of a user 's requirements ? |
| 22 | Can you expect the bridegroom 's friends to fast while the bridegroom is with them ? |
| 23 | ‘ But you 'll have to remember that under no circumstances at all can you expect the spell to last longer than seven days . |
| 24 | It may not be as easy as surrendering your body to the doctor and simply taking the medicine , nor can you expect an over-night cure . |
| 25 | If there is nothing in the potency , how can you expect an effect ? |
| 26 | So can we expect a glorious future where dreams and technology merge or are the implications more sinister ? |
| 27 | So we come back around the circle to the capital side of the balance of payments , and the operationally interesting question : for how long can we expect the world 's savers to make up our domestic shortage ? |
| 28 | But how can we expect the Brazilian Government to care for trees when it does n't care for many of its people ? |
| 29 | It was disappointing , though , that he seemed to be knocking the efforts of those with other aims : ‘ How can we expect the Brazilian Government to care for trees when it does n't care for many of its people ? ’ |
| 30 | With no disincentives for patients to request night visits and incentives for general practitioners to visit can we expect the increased level of activity to yield health or welfare benefits or avoid costs elsewhere in the system ? |