Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] expect [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that I really expected them to ; I could hardly expect the Umpire to side with me so soon . |
| 2 | The brake and clutch are too close together for my modest size sevens , and there 's a huge foot-rest where I would normally expect a clutch pedal . |
| 3 | I would not expect an angler to hit , or even see , every bite he has on a swing-tip the first time he uses one . |
| 4 | ‘ If I had n't replied to a client for five months I would almost expect a visit from them in response to a complaint ! ’ |
| 5 | You must not expect the state alone to cope with them . |
| 6 | Normally you 'd not expect a problem in those circumstances . |
| 7 | After all , you 'd not expect the woman to use the name of one of her real lovers , would you ? ’ |
| 8 | The girl in the mortuary had n't been anything like five feet nine , but you could n't expect an aunt to tell the height of a prone corpse . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm sure I 've seen that dress before , ’ whispers a disappointed woman in front , but you could scarcely expect the Queen to wear a new suit for each of the fourteen investitures each year as well as all her other official functions . |
| 10 | Since an empty house is more of a challenge to burglars and squatters than one where there is lots of activity , you ca n't expect a rebate on your house and contents insurance — in fact your insurance company may even charge an extra premium if you are away for more than30 days . |
| 11 | Trouble is , you ca n't expect a man to change himself . |
| 12 | You ca n't expect a man to walk around thinking he 's got to be grateful to them for the rest of his life — it 's ludicrous . |
| 13 | ‘ You ca n't expect a lot of polish in a country GP , ’ she said . |
| 14 | and you ca n't expect a lot , to achieve a lot from just |
| 15 | But surely you ca n't expect the government , now that the ambulance dispute in the public sector is in its sixth month to get what you 'd call a substantial , possibly double figured settlement ? |
| 16 | As Diana Gilbert , Ricoh 's product manager for Group 4 fax wryly observes : ‘ You ca n't expect the world to change overnight just because the technology is perfect ’ . |
| 17 | He was glad that Henry had n't waived the charge altogether ; you would n't expect an electrician to rewire your house for free , just because you happened to be acquainted . |
| 18 | So is n't the only way you could do it would be to issue it secretly to cadres you would then expect the cadres to take this up and promote it but you have n't actually broken the conditions in the United Front . |
| 19 | ‘ Then , as we 're not , you wo n't expect an answer to your question , will you ? ’ she responded brightly . |
| 20 | The key ability is to know to address problems early and to know what you can reasonably expect the banks to do . |
| 21 | You can not expect a reference book to be quite as gripping as an adventure novel , but all the same I read it cover to cover . |
| 22 | But you can not expect the taxpayers to provide extra help for one-parent families unless someone tries to ensure that the money only goes to families which really do have only one parent in them . |
| 23 | You can not expect the world always to come to you — you must go out and meet it sometimes if you are going to have a full social life . |
| 24 | You can also expect the fish to feed along the shore towards which the wind is blowing . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , given that it will not do to define law as a means to institutionalise dispute-resolution and so inhibit unregulated conflict , we may surely expect the control of force to be a major objective of law . |
| 26 | But here one may also expect a degree of individual variation . |
| 27 | Perhaps we should also expect the officials to provide a vision for the organisation even though less grandiose in scope . |
| 28 | Above all , we should not expect the ideology to be straightforward , for it is an ideology , which includes the word ‘ prejudice ’ and the associated value attached to the word . |
| 29 | From these two ideas alone , Friedmann showed that we should not expect the universe to be static . |
| 30 | Therefore , we should not expect the centre to be omniscient . |