Example sentences of "expect [to-vb] much [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't expected to get much sleep , but exhaustion finally overcame her and she lapsed into a fitful , restless doze , tossing and turning through the long night as dreams haunted her mind . |
| 2 | Patients refused admission can not be expected to take much comfort from this explanation of their plight . |
| 3 | He argued that , on the one hand , reproduction is mainly practised by peasants and others of low rank , who could hardly be expected to show much interest in whether they produced male or female children . |
| 4 | Eddie Ramsay , managing director of the Powderhall greyhound track in Edinburgh , said he did not expect to lose much business if the bookmakers did extend their hours . |
| 5 | I cos quite frankly I have never heard such an exciting R S P C A man as that last one so I do n't expect to get much response to that . |
| 6 | One great comber filled the canoe before she shook free from the cascading crests ; now they could not expect to make much headway and had to fight even harder to avoid broaching-to . |