Example sentences of "expect [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems we can expect yet-another Intel-based desktop operating system to make an appearance this summer . |
| 2 | If ideology reflects economic organization , then one might expect that modern consciousness should contain its universalistic and its particularistic common-places . |
| 3 | Stick with that scenario , how , how would you anticipate , or how would you expect that strategic guidance to be given as to where development should be appropriately located to serve the needs of Greater York , what mechanism is there in place for being |
| 4 | If stars could shrink to as small as ten or twenty miles across to become neutron stars , one might expect that other stars could shrink even further to become black holes . |
| 5 | Longer , wider , lower than current Supra , the new car retains aggression of previous car — but do n't expect that rear wing |
| 6 | Also it is disappointing that despite these improvements in performance we still do not understand properly the physics of thermal insulation and we did not expect that increased density ( up to the limit when particle collisions take over ) would have quite the favourable effect that we have found in many machines . |
| 7 | We might expect that aggressive fighting would be common in nature , because natural selection will favour the most successful animals in competition , and the strongest animals are probably the most successful in fights . |
| 8 | There is often no reason to expect such patterns and one may expect that longitudinal correlations will usually give a curve such as A ( Fig. 19.5 ) . |
| 9 | Therefore , we must expect some major changes in that region in the coming years and be prepared for anything that might arise as a result . |
| 10 | At the beginning of December , you can expect some extra developments regarding a domestic or professional matter , and this time you ca n't resist the winds of change . |
| 11 | Football this afternoon Scarborough are playing Bury at the McCain Stadium so you can expect some extra traffic in Scarborough town centre with that football . |
| 12 | Cloud amounts will vary but we can expect some warm sunshine . |
| 13 | And you 'd expect some broken headlights or something here on the road . |
| 14 | So in spite of the Conservatives domination of the area , we can expect some exciting contests in this election and perhaps even some upsets . |
| 15 | He has sub-titled his talk ‘ A Layman 's View ’ , but you can expect some thought-provoking views . |
| 16 | Mirco is Czech and Annette is half-French so you can expect some creative cuisine here . |
| 17 | He did n't expect this savage hiss of reaction . |
| 18 | Nobody should expect this sleeping dog to lie . |
| 19 | ‘ The reason I have called you both here is to remind you that you are now second-year witches , and I do not expect this ridiculous feud between you two girls to continue . |
| 20 | ‘ I did n't expect this extra bit of spare time . ’ |
| 21 | One would expect this large amount of positive feed-back to lead to instability : as soon as the input is strong enough to excite one or two neurons , one would expect these to feed back on to others and initiate an explosive chain reaction . |
| 22 | They did n't expect this old transporter carrier to be fitted with cellular disrupters . ’ |
| 23 | In ( 2 ) , for instance , the idea of unmanly seems to correspond to what caused the person represented as the support of the infinitive to perform the action of treating a woman badly , and the sentence suggests that the speaker did not expect such unmanly behaviour from the person he is addressing . |
| 24 | But one should not expect such economic movements to determine the details of changing musical practice in any mechanical way . |
| 25 | What form would you expect such local politics to take ? |
| 26 | Many hon. Members on both sides of the House have cut their political teeth in local government and one would expect such Conservative Members to show more loyalty towards it . |
| 27 | But do not expect much new philosophy from the present government . |
| 28 | At private meetings over meals or in his office North would produce his spiral notebook or pieces of yellow legal paper , asking ‘ how in God 's name we can expect these young men and women to fight against Communism when this is what they 're up against ’ , and often breaking into tears . |
| 29 | I think there 's probably a strong argument against that in human history , and I think we should n't naively expect these very intelligence creatures to be benevolently disposed towards us . |
| 30 | Strongly stereotypical Creole features should be salient and positively valued as a symbol of identity , so we would expect these particular features of Creole to be accommodated to by everyone who attempts to engage in " chattin' Patois " . |