Example sentences of "to expect [adj] [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Queen Street has always been one of the main access points to the beach and it is too far to expect old people to walk around the end of the development , ’ she added . |
| 2 | Social workers appear to expect few benefits to accrue from residential care . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think it is fair to expect this lady to pay for a new lock . |
| 4 | While it is probably too much to expect English politicians to learn from Scotland , I would have hoped that in Scotland we will still try to understand the problems rather than take refuge in moral outrage and simply condemn . |
| 5 | It is unrealistic to expect social workers to empathise with the child , the mother and the abuser , ’ says Bernadette Manning , head of child protection . |
| 6 | Of course , one has to expect such things to occur amongst maids and footmen , and a good butler should always take this into account in his planning ; but such marrying amongst more senior employees can have an extremely disruptive effect on work . |
| 7 | To expect existing staff to contribute to an extensive public relations exercise without adequate support of staff , training or materials is unrealistic . |