Example sentences of "[pron] could expect [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I made my way to a cottage near the church , where I had been told I could expect a night 's lodging . |
| 2 | As paragraph 16.1 of Code C makes clear , the police officer is obliged to charge a suspect as soon as he believes that there is sufficient evidence for a prosecution to succeed , but nobody could expect the police simply to cease work on the case and rely at the trial only on the material revealed up to the moment of charging . |
| 3 | She said nothing , but the cold sadistic look in the eyes of the SS women told her that she could expect no mercy . |
| 4 | Yesterday , hospital on-call administrator Alan Kennedy said Mrs McIntyre 's complaint would be thoroughly investigated and she could expect a reply within ten working days . |
| 5 | My eighteen camels were all heavily loaded , as we could expect no supplies from the Danakil but meat and milk until we reached Aussa . |
| 6 | No one could expect the blessing of the Most High for such pursuits . |
| 7 | Knowing they could expect no mercy from the revenge-crazed mob , the Annamese cai were the first to turn and flee , and the two terrified Frenchmen followed them . |
| 8 | And they knew that they could expect no reinforcements from Scotland while they could have no certainty that a second force was not closing in behind them from England , since clearly their movements had been known , and their return anticipated . |
| 9 | At the very least , they could expect a loss of status . |
| 10 | Nor was such military service the only obligation on which the sixth-century Merovingians could rely : they could expect the provision of hospitality , which could be an extremely costly business , as when Chilperic I 's daughter , Rigunth , set out to meet her intended husband in Spain — her retinue devastated the country it passed through . |
| 11 | So he learnt that if he gave a little he could expect a reward . |