Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patients with high risk rectal cancers who undergo curative surgery and receive adjuvant therapy with 5-flourouracil and radiotherapy may expect an improvement in survival . |
| 2 | However , both the management and the trustee companies will expect a reward for their services . |
| 3 | But when all had been settled , it seemed that Phil could expect a sum of only about six thousand pounds . |
| 4 | Gothenburg showed their 3-1 victory in Holland two weeks ago was no fluke and fired a warning shot that Milan can expect a fight in Sweden in next month 's group B semi-final match . |
| 5 | Surely the hon. Gentleman would expect an inspector commenting on school buildings to do so in proper context by drawing attention to the fact that deterioration , about which we are all concerned , has been prevalent for 40 or 50 years , and sometimes much longer . |
| 6 | Under the new rules this same person can expect a pension of half the original amount : £64 per week , or one-eighth of average earnings . |
| 7 | In Scotland , with its concentration of electronics firms , an observer might expect a cluster of companies supplying the electronics and semiconductor business with equipment . |
| 8 | Where a woman could expect a jointure , the death of a husband had distinct benefits . |
| 9 | If inflation or the growth in money supply are higher than anticipated , people will expect a rise in interest rates in anticipation of a tighter monetary policy . |
| 10 | The United States baby can expect a life span of 70 years , and in the United Kingdom this rises to 71 years . |
| 11 | It could become unmanageable because of its size , and unproductive because its members would expect a DoH lead at every turn , ’ Yeo said . |
| 12 | Besides , my grandmother will expect a lessening of formality , while you are in my home . ’ |
| 13 | But once all the barriers have been removed , Western Europe can expect a flood of footballers from the East which will make the present procession of Yugoslavs seem a mere trickle . |
| 14 | Obviously a business which has good security and suitable contingency plans can expect a reduction in premium because business interruption claims would be limited . |
| 15 | This will be the first county fixture ever staged at Gwersyllt and local followers can expect an explosion of runs if Brymbo 's prodigious run-makers Mark Jones and Nigel Roberts cut loose . |