Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [modal v] [adv] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just because John was a journalist we could n't expect special treatment . |
| 2 | From the heat death of our Universe we can therefore expect another universe to spring . |
| 3 | In an interspecies cross like the mule one would always expect marked differences between the two parents ' white cell antigens , and on the analogy with humans , habitual abortions should be rare . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Mrs Mitchell added : ‘ When you move into a new house you could reasonably expect all the locks to work . |