Example sentences of "have expect the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It seemed that he 'd expected the animal 's response to be more intense on the second day , but it actually scored lower on his scale .
2 One would also have expected the density fluctuations in such a model to have led to the formation of many more primordial black holes than the upper limit that has been set by observations of the gamma ray background .
3 That put Swansea 8–6 in front at half-time , but even then the Aussies could n't have expected the storm that awaited them in the second half .
4 Therefore one would have expected the proportion of severe pancreatitis to decrease .
5 Gabriel was galled with shame , though of course he could have expected the Devil to betray him .
6 ‘ It was a disgusting and inexcusable act and I would have expected the sentence to reflect this , ’ said Gosport MP Peter Viggers .
7 I agree , she would not normally have expected the remainder to fall in and be useful to her , but of course if she had had children , it would have been valuable to them . ’
8 ‘ But if one of our lads had done something similar , I would have expected the Manchester City players to respond in the same way .
9 What is taxable is the benefit to the employee and one would have expected the quantum of that benefit to be assessed by reference to the value of the benefit to the employee .
10 We would have expected the fraction to be approximately one-third , because Kleisthenes divided Attica into three , not four : city , coast and inland .
11 But not even they could have expected the rigours of Wendover Woods next to RAF Halton .
12 There is no trace of a lease for the adjacent Coniston Manor at this period though one would have expected the Champions to have taken this " sett " if it had been available .
13 Given that Paisley 's ability to predict political events had always been a major part of his public image , one would have expected the electorate to turn against him , especially when he had committed his personal prestige to the extent of offering to resign if the strike did not change British policy .
14 ‘ one would have expected the ransom to have been paid . ’
15 Who would ever have expected the pillar of the house to shake ?
16 I would have expected the DoH to present its own views on the legal use of restraint rather than allow regional variations to develop , ’ said Levy .
17 A couple of weeks ago , I might have expected the Tories to scrape through to election victory with such a Budget .
18 One might have expected the discipline most closely connected with the past to make a peculiarly important contribution to the development of the social sciences , but in fact history as an academic specialisation was of peculiarly little help to them .
19 If you have some experience and would have expected the remedy to work then put a pencil dot or mark on the bottle .
20 THERE was no particular reason to have expected the creator of Asterix , the cuddly but cute Gallic mini-hero , or Obelix , the hefty menhir delivery-man , to be anything like his cartoon characters .
21 It was no particular shock when I found out ; I had expected the test to be positive .
22 I had expected the women to be fairly distant cousins of the Emperors .
23 And though , as Lachlan had planned , they had expected the attack in the morning , they were quite happy when their lookouts reported the Macleans ' approach in the early evening .
24 He then talked about the changes in the power blocs , adding that those like himself who had expected the coherence of Europe to develop strongly had found the reality ‘ disappointing ’ .
25 He had expected the sack at the time , but strangely enough he had had more than his share of work from that day on .
26 This peculiar state of affairs mystified me , as I had expected the presence of a local bus IDE host card to make itself felt in a big way .
27 Marx had expected the communists to come to power in the most developed industrial societies of the West , where there would already be considerable accumulated wealth , scientific knowledge , and industrial capital to provide well-being for all .
28 I had expected the room to smell of death , but on account of Mrs Mortimer — or else her apron — the room was dominated by the smell of roasting .
29 Dalgliesh had expected the room to be impressive , but it still surprised him .
30 Fenella had expected the silver door to feel cool and silvery and solid and was surprised when it actually felt extremely hot .
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