Example sentences of "[conj] expect [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coup was apparently neither instigated nor expected by the Soviet authorities , and it brought a regime to power which was bitterly divided by factional differences . |
| 2 | Survival curves were identical for patients who were and were not operated on and were only slightly worse than expected for the general population matched for age . |
| 3 | Neither Pasok nor Synaspismos seemed capable of capitalizing on the unpopularity of the government 's austerity measures , and the ND did better than expected in the municipal elections of October 1990 [ see p. 37785 ] . |
| 4 | A district with a high under 75 years standardised mortality ratio will tend to have people dying earlier than expected in the younger age groups , and applying national average rates of use of service to those groups will underestimate its relative need for health services . |
| 5 | Here McMillan 's draw weight with last stone was perfect but the stone did n't curl as expected over the last few yards . |