Example sentences of "would [adv] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a Royal Bank spokesman said : ‘ We would only expect tenders to be based on the cost per hour , not the total cost . |
| 2 | She would not expect Rachaela to be home in any case and always had her lunch and tea with Emma . |
| 3 | One would not expect coral thickness exceeding 90 m ( 300 ft ) if only glacial control had been involved in the formation of coral islands . |
| 4 | Anyone who 's ever caught a glimpse of Neighbours would hardly expect Joe 's real-life counterpart to be an anti-government revolutionary with a phobia of the bourgeois and a passion for the planet . |
| 5 | B's reply would be taken to mean that he would not completely agree with what A said , and A would probably expect B to go on to explain why he was reluctant to agree . |
| 6 | It was obviously very cheap , so she would n't expect compensation . |
| 7 | DJ Supreme from Hijack 's offering is particularly raw , and seems mightily generous : you would n't expect Terminator X to give away his secrets , after all . |
| 8 | " Well , keeping the place straight , " Siegfried said ; " I would n't expect perfection but you could tidy up each day , and of course prepare the meals . " |
| 9 | Every day we change a little , but you would n't expect Matthew not to know us , would you , eh ? ’ |
| 10 | I know I have n't anything to offer her and that it might be years before I could afford to run a house and give her the kind of life style she 's used to , so I would n't expect Sir Philip to agree to it for a long while . ’ |
| 11 | I hope Sarah would n't expect Julie to stay any later would she ? |