Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] expect [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Granted the intriguing premise , one might reasonably expect some attempt to probe the morality of a privatised police force , and of a society which allows someone like Kuffs to buy and use firearms as casually as he does here , but no . |
| 2 | ‘ Then he 'll surely expect some sort of explanation from me , ’ Harry said quietly . |
| 3 | We might then expect that final rather than initial position in the clause is where prominence can be achieved . |
| 4 | It is not sufficient that someone had an opportunity to examine the goods , it must be shown that the manufacturer could reasonably expect that person to make an examination . |
| 5 | Moscow could also expect Iraqi interest in Brezhnev 's initiative since Baghdad had floated a ‘ Pan-Arab Charter ’ early in 1980 , which inter alia had asserted the need to keep the Gulf free from all superpower bases . |
| 6 | But City law firm Berwin Leighton , acting for the National Union of Journalists and the Graphical Paper and Media Union , said yesterday that all fund members could now expect full payment . |
| 7 | As the number of jobs in manufacturing has fallen , people who could previously expect full-time work have found themselves excluded from paid employment , often for considerable periods . |
| 8 | You may also expect more love and support than of late . |
| 9 | This is not to overlook , however , the fact that the parties to these relationships , may legitimately expect some form of sexual gratification from their partners and should have grounds for complaint if it were denied . |
| 10 | If he condemns people who are outperforming his members , he can hardly expect much respect for their standards . |
| 11 | Any answer to this question depends very much on how many workers can realistically expect permanent employment and in what sense pay is related to age . |
| 12 | From the heat death of our Universe we can therefore expect another universe to spring . |