Example sentences of "expect [adj] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We therefore might expect cultural changes to have greatly outstripped our slowly changing evolutionary heritage , in which case our present behaviour should be attributed more to the process of cultural , than of genetical , evolution . |
| 2 | One would expect some cases to get widespread coverage , especially when there is serious re-offending after a previous life sentence . |
| 3 | Miss Cackle could n't expect ordinary guests to bring ladders with them , could she ? |
| 4 | Developmental norms are an attempt to provide an indication of the ages at which one might expect ordinary children to show evidence of certain skills or abilities . |
| 5 | First that , in the absence of special strengths , and on the basis of external restraints , we might expect such companies to perform worse than a plc . |
| 6 | We can expect such systems to show varying degrees of ability to acclimatize . |
| 7 | Having seen that there is an a priori case for some governmental interference , we will pass on in chapter 3 to applications of the theory of the firm to regulated situations — how we might expect such firms to behave . |
| 8 | Everyone in the village is shocked , you do n't expect such things to happen in a quiet backwater . |
| 9 | Where management rewards in publicly owned concerns are institutionally determined , we should expect such concerns to perform less well than privately owned firms in which salaries relate to performance . |
| 10 | Even so we do not expect such spells to lead to permanent changes in our lifestyle . |
| 11 | However , one might expect such opportunities to become more widespread as the number of such children supported in mainstream continues to grow . |
| 12 | Comparing long-tailed families , as birds spend more time flying and rely more on aerial agility when feeding , we should expect graduated tails to become less common than streamers . |
| 13 | Do not expect these wines to taste like champagne . |
| 14 | If , however , you are cynical enough to believe that the shelf-life of a tax efficient investment is inversely proportional to the number of national press articles highlighting its advantages , then you will not expect these rules to remain as generous as this forever . |
| 15 | Normally we 'd expect these buoys to move west in the south equatorial current under the influence of the south easterly trade winds but during alminio winds become weak and westerly and buoys putting off the coast of Peru seemed to wander about aimlessly . |
| 16 | He said er but of course the thing is they do n't expect elderly ladies to notice their car numbers and remember them . |
| 17 | No traditional formula could compete on value-for-money with a well-run guesthouse where , as the public has begun to realise , it can expect cheaper prices coupled with modern levels of comfort . |
| 18 | If interest is earned in a separate account from the cheque account I would expect automatic transfers to keep the cheque account at an agreed limit . |
| 19 | Although they appear to have stabilised , we do not expect those markets to settle down until Spring next year particularly with the impact of a weak dollar . |
| 20 | He would expect older children to master basic harmony — ‘ grammar and syntax , we can not communicate sensibly without . |
| 21 | We would expect temporary workers employed on open-ended contracts to do so as well . |
| 22 | But do not expect American protectionists to give up : next year , as domestic demand revives , the deficit will surely widen again . |
| 23 | ( Mar 21-Apr 20 ) The situation in the heavens is rather complex , if not explosive , at the moment and you really can not expect any favours to come your way either at home or on the work front . |
| 24 | The company says it does n't expect enough volunteers to come forward to cover the six hundred job losses announced yesterday but union policy is firmly against enforced lay-offs . |
| 25 | We may expect new conventions governing syntactic combinations — in our example the Subject-Object-Verb complex — to establish themselves quickly in the evolving language of any group whose members are bright enough to tumble to the meanings of such innovations . |
| 26 | Independently , she and the other directors do not expect potential clients to start making firm decisions before the end of the year . |
| 27 | Sophie was after all thirteen , and it 's a rare contemporary child — especially born to parents in the communicative arts , that being the only umbrella heading under which both Lou and myself could suitably cluster : though he saw , probably rightly , greater sensibility and sensitivity in a Bloch quartet than he did in a Sunday Times editorial — who can expect both parents to live permanently and companionably together . |
| 28 | In newer areas one would expect main roads to form boundaries , yet residential areas in the past were often arranged around the town centre along major roads , so that in older areas a distributor with shops on either side may even form the centre of a residential district . |