Example sentences of "[be] [adj] expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who are caring for the bereaved need to be prepared to expect all kinds of strange reactions and uncharacteristic behaviour from them occasionally . |
| 2 | However , in present circumstances it would be unrealistic to expect ordinary citizens and all but the largest courts or law firms to be able to exploit the possibility . |
| 3 | If governments acted to remove some of the existing constraints to economic growth in DRAs it would be reasonable to expect private investors to move in from outside to exploit the opportunities thus created . |
| 4 | It is a question of fact in every case whether the number of people affected will constitute ‘ a class of Her Majesty 's subjects ’ , but Lord Denning provides some guidance , saying ‘ A public nuisance is a nuisance which is so widespread in range and so indiscriminate in its effect that it would not be reasonable to expect one person to take proceedings on his own responsibility to put a stop to it , but that it would be the responsibility of the community at large ’ . |
| 5 | Finally , there is the type of public nuisance arising out of private nuisance which affects a sufficiently large number of people that it would not be reasonable to expect one person to take proceedings on his own responsibility : see Denning L.J . |
| 6 | In such cases it would be reasonable to expect positive responses from the medical attendant after 8 weeks . |
| 7 | In particular , Thompson and Spencer 's list of the features of habituation was derived from studies of short-term examples of the phenomenon ; it may therefore be unreasonable to expect these features to be found also in latent inhibition ( see Lubow , Weiner , and Schnur 1981 ) . |
| 8 | That means we were inclined to expect such behaviour even from a sane Stavrogin . ’ |
| 9 | It is impractical to expect any party to draw trouble on himself by notifying the other of a potential claim . |
| 10 | It is unrealistic to expect one side or other to put forward a constructive proposal that is immediately acceptable to the other side . |
| 11 | It is unrealistic to expect social workers to empathise with the child , the mother and the abuser , ’ says Bernadette Manning , head of child protection . |
| 12 | It is ill-advised to expect high-flying academics alone to provide the necessary raw material in our communications industry . |
| 13 | The shadow employment secretary Frank Dobson said : ‘ It is unfair to expect vital people like nurses and teachers to accept a pay settlement less than the rate of inflation , a lot less then settlements outside , and less than what the Government are likely to give the judges . ’ |
| 14 | E.g. it is reasonable to expect all pipes and tanks in an attic to be lagged ; when a property is to be unoccupied for a period particularly over the winter months , all water tanks , pipes , etc should be drained and adequate heating provided . |
| 15 | Since outcome is determined partly during pregnancy , it is logical to expect pregnant women to ask more questions , expect answers and make informed decisions related to their lifestyle . |
| 16 | ( 3 ) … ‘ wasted costs ' means any costs incurred by a party — ( a ) as a result of any improper , unreasonable or negligent act or omission on the part of any representative or any employee of a representative ; or ( b ) which , in the light of any such act or omission occurring after they were incurred , the court considers it is unreasonable to expect that party to pay . |
| 17 | " Wasted costs " means any costs incurred by a party as a result of any improper , unreasonable or negligent act or omission on the part of any legal or other representative , including their employees , or any costs which , in the light of any such act or omission occurring after they were incurred , the court considers it is unreasonable to expect that party to pay ( s 51(7) ) . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't think it is fair to expect this lady to pay for a new lock . |
| 19 | On June 5 in Oslo , in a speech accepting the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize , Gorbachev said that " now that perestroika has entered its critical phase , the Soviet Union is entitled to expect large-scale support to assure its success " , and warned that " if perestroika fails the prospect of entering a new peaceful period in history will vanish " . |
| 20 | In return , citizens are entitled to expect high-quality services which are responsive to their needs and provided efficiently at reasonable cost . |
| 21 | While it was unrealistic to expect one practitioner , with such limited practice , to make a significant difference to the workload of the department , it was possible to identify patients whose waiting time had been shortened because they were able to see an ENP . |