Example sentences of "expect [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Because three-quarters of women with gonorrhoea will have the infection in the urethra , one might expect urethral discharge to be a common finding in infected women . |
| 2 | And despite their reservations over his image — indeed his whole lifestyle — he can expect total support from the archly-conservative US Tour when he has dried himself out at the Hazelton Clinic , near Minneapolis . |
| 3 | He can expect solid support from about a third of the 1,000 delegates , with a third belonging to the camp of malcontent communists and nationalists , and about a third undecided . |
| 4 | The West should not expect outstanding interest to be paid off before 1993 . |
| 5 | it is , is the policy i i is , is would you need to set this up as , as it being a long term I E ho how quickly would you expect that kind of process to work through ? |
| 6 | He has warned the council that unless it rectifies this situation it should expect strong opposition against the bill . |
| 7 | Those caught in the ‘ genteel poverty trap ’ can expect little sympathy from people earning the national wage of £15,790 or less . |
| 8 | Sukarno and his associates could expect little sympathy from the returning Allies ; surely then the Dutch would be restored ? |
| 9 | Not only will the proposed reorganisation plunge local government into confusion and uncertainty for a number of years , during which we can expect little progress with the review and upgrading of old minerals permissions , but the resulting structure of small unitary authorities is very unlikely to deliver either the resources or the strategic perspective required to implement the proposed review . |
| 10 | Sentencing the three men on Aug. 28 , he said that the offence had been an attack on the integrity of the stock market , and that he wished " to send a clear message that those who seek commercial advantage by acting dishonestly … can expect little mercy from the courts " . |
| 11 | This reading of silences depends on the argument that the companionate ideal of marriage developed first among the privileged classes , and that in the eighteenth century lower class women could expect little affection in marriage . |
| 12 | In the case of a contested bid the offeror can expect little co-operation from the target or its directors . |
| 13 | This will be particularly important in relation to contested takeovers where the offeror can expect little co-operation from the board of the target . |
| 14 | Had the two interests been hostile , one would expect some evidence of local friction , but there is none . |
| 15 | Had the two interests been hostile , one would expect some evidence of local friction , but there is none . |
| 16 | If the explanation of a high standards and routines specification as symptomatic of the desire to be satisfied is correct , one would expect some relationship between this measure and answers to the ‘ Do you like housework ? ’ question . |
| 17 | North West deprivation can expect some relief through the Treaty 's plan for a Euro-Investment Bank which would have 24 members , including two from the region . |
| 18 | Might we now expect some clarification regarding Trident . |
| 19 | Thus , using a plural in a continuation based on the verb + with conditions , where we might expect some sort of strain , does indeed produce a reliably higher number of continuations using both . |
| 20 | ‘ Then he 'll surely expect some sort of explanation from me , ’ Harry said quietly . |
| 21 | Clearly , we could expect some sort of boundary indication , such as a pause , to occur long before the end of this utterance . |
| 22 | A national survey has shown one in 15 schools can expect some sort of fire . |
| 23 | This is not to overlook , however , the fact that the parties to these relationships , may legitimately expect some form of sexual gratification from their partners and should have grounds for complaint if it were denied . |
| 24 | Frequently the local authority will expect some form of planning gain using a planning agreement made under section 52 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 . |
| 25 | Not surprisingly these features are principally confined to the cities of the province , though we might expect some form of provision at those sites where water transport clearly played a part in moving bulky products like building stone or pottery ( p. 43 ) . |
| 26 | No formal examinations are specified for the certificate programme but HCIMA will expect some form of unseen ( possibly end of study ) testing to be part of the assessment schedule . |
| 27 | The use of inappropriate forms of assessment to grade and rank-order pupils ' work for the purpose of making comparisons or to achieve so-called ‘ unified standards ’ is illustrated by the worst abuses of norm-referencing , which has been roundly and justifiably criticized by many writers , even in those areas of the curriculum where one might expect this system to be welcomed . |
| 28 | I would not expect this work to be on a contingency basis and would expect the fees to fall in the range of £ [ ] — £ [ ] per hour . |
| 29 | ‘ It is the last place you would expect this kind of thing to happen . |
| 30 | ‘ I did n't expect this treatment from my father 's oldest friend , ’ said Monks angrily , sitting down with a frown on his face . |