Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs the plaintiff 's expert thought it was quote , extremely unreasonable to expect Mr and Mrs to continue caring as they do for their daughter , unquote . |
| 2 | ‘ It is totally unrealistic to expect trainees to survive on that , ’ Mr Hanson said . |
| 3 | However , bearing these caveats in mind , it is still reasonable to expect children to have made demonstrable progress along the developmental path when they reach key stages in the education system . |
| 4 | Rather , that person is also entitled to expect others to behave towards him or her in certain ways . |
| 5 | It would be quite wrong to expect society to pay potential polluters ( minerals companies ) hundred of millions of pounds to compensate them for not damaging the environment . |
| 6 | It would be quite wrong to expect society to pay potential polluters ( minerals companies ) hundred of millions of pounds to compensate them for not damaging the environment . |
| 7 | It is one thing to win the support of electors by defeating an enemy for the first time ; it is quite another to expect admiration for slaying the same dragon twice . |
| 8 | It is inappropriate to act as though consensus exists ( or should exist ) over good practice , and doubly inappropriate to expect conformity to a particular version of it . |
| 9 | Was it too much expecting people to watch three times a week ? |
| 10 | It is too much to expect musicians to deliberately cast aside the fringe benefits of success . |
| 11 | Yes we have obviously got problems throughout the team , and I think it was too much to expect Leeds to put in a real championship challenge . |
| 12 | This style of politics is common in Europe : it is not too much to expect Brian Wilson and others to accept this responsibility . |