Example sentences of "[modal v] expect [adj] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are so frequent these days in London , which has eight of 20 First Division clubs , that we must expect aesthetic considerations to be overridden . |
| 2 | Where both husband and wife have substantial commitments to the job world , one might expect domestic responsibilities to be shared . |
| 3 | If this is true we might expect paired males to be more vigilant than bachelor males . |
| 4 | While one might expect eventual decisions to be made purely on the merits of the case , earlier evidence indicates that some objections are more likely to succeed in influencing decision-makers than others . |
| 5 | Coming from the lead guitarist in a band who 've only just released their second single , you 'd expect such remarks to be taken with a hefty pinch of salt . |
| 6 | It does n't have error correction or data compression and for £249 , I 'd expect these features to be standard . |
| 7 | One would expect such issues to be handled in the training , both pre- and in-service , of all teachers , but our collective experiences and the responses received to the main LITE questionnaire suggest that they are not . |
| 8 | It is , however , because religion is about the archaic heritage of humanity , and involves relations with parent figures , particularly the father , that one would expect emotional reactions to the subject ; either religion is the most important part of life , and immune to scientific investigation for that reason , or it is too trivial to be worth a working scientist 's time . |
| 9 | Although the blood groups of the parents are almost certainly incompatible , one would expect diseased foals to be very exceptional because the first offspring is rarely affected . |
| 10 | But we would expect potential partners to be sympathetic , because surely healthy and sustainable stocks are to the advantage of everyone with a long-term interest in Namibia 's fisheries . ’ |
| 11 | If lifetime employment is common in Japan we would expect longer periods to be spent with particular firms and less mobility between firms . |
| 12 | We would expect these figures to be much lower for a randomly diversified portfolio with more than 10 — 15 shares ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 13 | Where a treaty provides for rights of navigation through a certain route , for example an interoceanic canal , it is evident that third party claims to use that route will be made , and that third parties will expect those rights to be irrevocable . |
| 14 | One answer to this question might utilize an optical theory of the telescope that explains its magnifying properties and that also gives an account of the various aberrations to which we can expect telescopic images to be subject . |