Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , you get what you pay for , and no-one in his right mind would expect this garment to wear or wash as long , or as well as , a fleece jacket of double the price . |
| 2 | Labour will expect all staff in the civil service , and publicly-owned industries to carry out each policy irrespective of their point of view . ’ |
| 3 | Against Italy , Lazaroni is keen to experience a foretaste of the atmosphere that he and his side can expect next summer . |
| 4 | Under PR , a party with 10 per cent of the vote can expect 10 per cent of the seats . |
| 5 | North West deprivation can expect some relief through the Treaty 's plan for a Euro-Investment Bank which would have 24 members , including two from the region . |
| 6 | In the case of a contested bid the offeror can expect little co-operation from the target or its directors . |
| 7 | This will be particularly important in relation to contested takeovers where the offeror can expect little co-operation from the board of the target . |
| 8 | In specific areas such as space exploration , computer science , and popular music , an author can expect many young readers to have a considerable ( not to say a remarkable ) amount of existing knowledge . |
| 9 | Without bitterness , but with five years ' experience , Lord Wilson said yesterday : ‘ No Governor should expect this job to be a bed of roses or to get plaudits or easy popularity . |
| 10 | Frequently the local authority will expect some form of planning gain using a planning agreement made under section 52 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 . |
| 11 | The Government can expect sustained flak on the wider constitutional issue now that this can of worms has been opened up . |
| 12 | A party who wishes to rely on an exclusion clause can expect that , in the event of a dispute or litigation , its opponent will raise every argument possible , whether common law or statutory , to challenge the effectiveness of the clause . |
| 13 | However , the City must expect further attacks . |
| 14 | This is usually a result of family and marriage ties and so an employer might expect young unattached female staff to be more willing to relocate than married women . |
| 15 | A Bank of England notice , Verification of Interim Profits in the Context of the Own Funds Directive ( BSD/1992/5 ) , outlines the scope of work the Bank will expect external or internal auditors to do in verifying current year interim profits . |
| 16 | ‘ The market should expect open and honest reporting as a matter of right and those who fall below the required standard should be brought to account , ’ said the Governor . |
| 17 | It may be that the tenant 's lease contains covenants on its part that are for the benefit of other units within the centre and the tenant will expect similar reciprocal provisions to be contained in all other leases . |