Example sentences of "[modal v] expect [det] [noun] to " in BNC.
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1 | Without bitterness , but with five years ' experience , Lord Wilson said yesterday : ‘ No Governor should expect this job to be a bed of roses or to get plaudits or easy popularity . |
2 | The use of inappropriate forms of assessment to grade and rank-order pupils ' work for the purpose of making comparisons or to achieve so-called ‘ unified standards ’ is illustrated by the worst abuses of norm-referencing , which has been roundly and justifiably criticized by many writers , even in those areas of the curriculum where one might expect this system to be welcomed . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | It does n't have error correction or data compression and for £249 , I 'd expect these features to be standard . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | I use the term " child " here in contradistinction to " parent " — not all incest involves juveniles — but one would expect any effect to be more marked the younger the child concerned . |
7 | We would expect these figures to be much lower for a randomly diversified portfolio with more than 10 — 15 shares ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
8 | 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 . |