Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] expect [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 You may also expect more love and support than of late .
2 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 .
3 Granted the intriguing premise , one might reasonably expect some attempt to probe the morality of a privatised police force , and of a society which allows someone like Kuffs to buy and use firearms as casually as he does here , but no .
4 We might then expect that final rather than initial position in the clause is where prominence can be achieved .
5 From the heat death of our Universe we can therefore expect another universe to spring .
6 ‘ Then he 'll surely expect some sort of explanation from me , ’ Harry said quietly .
7 If he condemns people who are outperforming his members , he can hardly expect much respect for their standards .
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