Example sentences of "one expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One expects Salzburg to be uncontaminated and clean " . |
| 2 | One expects durability to be a hallmark of highly specific assets . |
| 3 | No one expects limousine-comfort from a 137mph coupe but , even so , you do n't get much ride absorbency with either car . |
| 4 | One only has to compare the uniformity of contemporary stations with the richness , profusion , and variety in British nineteenth-century stations : the classical temple of Huddersfield , the Byzantine basilica of Blackfriars , the robust Jacobean manor-house of Stoke-on-Trent , the scholarly Jacobean collegiate buildings of Shrewsbury and Carlisle , the ‘ Russian dacha ’ of Petworth , the ‘ baroque orangery ’ of Newmarket , the airy French pavilion of Slough , the medieval Gothic abbey of Battle , the Queen Anne town house of Market Harborough and Birkenhead Woodside , so much like the great hall of a medieval house that one expects rushes on the floor , minstrels in the gallery , and foaming tankards of old ale . |
| 5 | The point is that tonight — Magnapop 's UK debut — is peppered with punky teenage licks and festering grungy rumbles , yet just as one expects lyrics concerning death , drinking and corporate rock shagging , Linda hops , hiccups and beams , ‘ Wo n't you let me walk you home from school ? /Can I meet you at the pool ? ’ |