Example sentences of "expect [prep] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is not just becoming more common , it 's actually expected of older , successful businessmen to take up with younger wives . |
| 2 | These images build up into stereotypes ; generalizations about what is to be expected of older people , which are based at best on partial information rather than the full diversity of their real lives . |
| 3 | A subtle discrimination exists whereby a lower contribution is expected from older employees along with the view that ‘ the dynamic contribution comes from people under 35 and that the over-45s are , to some extent , passengers on the superannuation train . ’ |
| 4 | The paradox is that restorers are now making as much fuss of these ephemera as one would expect of older and more permanent works . |
| 5 | A first report on the direct and indirect contributions of universities and polytechnics to innovations in the production of goods and services , and possible changes in the balance of these contributions in high-technology activities , was completed in 1985 , and a more extensive report , including a model of what it is reasonable to expect from higher education , will be completed in 1986 . |