Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] expect [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where a treaty provides for rights of navigation through a certain route , for example an interoceanic canal , it is evident that third party claims to use that route will be made , and that third parties will expect those rights to be irrevocable . |
| 2 | Sentencing , Judge David Bryant told the gang : ‘ Dishonest people like you who choose to make your living out of stealing , transforming and selling other people 's motor cars can expect substantial sentences of imprisonment . ’ |
| 3 | As for other sectors , retailers can expect attractive deals from landlords throughout the country ; exactly the same goes for industrialists leasing premises either on the less prestigious business parks or run-of-the-mill estates . |
| 4 | I never see why people should expect interesting preachers in Lent . ’ |
| 5 | However , the City must expect further attacks . |
| 6 | Those who participate in such campaigns must expect substantial sentences . |
| 7 | He pointed out that Mr Evans ' salary was many times higher than that of the Prime Minister and that massive increases meant others would expect similar rises . |
| 8 | Returning soldiers would expect higher wages than the Egyptian migrant workers hired during the war . |
| 9 | When we question the actual extent of lifetime employment it is not surprising to find that a fluid labour market requires that only a quarter of employees can expect such guarantees . |