Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] expect [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It said in a statement that ’ in future , if any any competitor is found to have traces of Clenbuterol in his urine , we would expect disciplinary action by the weighlifter 's association . ’ |
| 32 | But we would expect potential partners to be sympathetic , because surely healthy and sustainable stocks are to the advantage of everyone with a long-term interest in Namibia 's fisheries . ’ |
| 33 | ‘ We would expect more equity for unions in terms of employment . |
| 34 | We would expect these figures to be much lower for a randomly diversified portfolio with more than 10 — 15 shares ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 35 | If lifetime employment is common in Japan we would expect longer periods to be spent with particular firms and less mobility between firms . |
| 36 | It is , however , because religion is about the archaic heritage of humanity , and involves relations with parent figures , particularly the father , that one would expect emotional reactions to the subject ; either religion is the most important part of life , and immune to scientific investigation for that reason , or it is too trivial to be worth a working scientist 's time . |
| 37 | One would expect such issues to be handled in the training , both pre- and in-service , of all teachers , but our collective experiences and the responses received to the main LITE questionnaire suggest that they are not . |
| 38 | Although the blood groups of the parents are almost certainly incompatible , one would expect diseased foals to be very exceptional because the first offspring is rarely affected . |
| 39 | This is reasonable , as one would expect deaf people in the USA to have been using some sign language before the imported use of FSL . |
| 40 | If the contention of Pollak and others is correct that the roles of women reduce the public display of deviance , then it is indeed in such ‘ private ’ areas that one would expect female forms of deviance to be located . |
| 41 | I use the term " child " here in contradistinction to " parent " — not all incest involves juveniles — but one would expect any effect to be more marked the younger the child concerned . |
| 42 | Had the two interests been hostile , one would expect some evidence of local friction , but there is none . |
| 43 | Had the two interests been hostile , one would expect some evidence of local friction , but there is none . |
| 44 | If the explanation of a high standards and routines specification as symptomatic of the desire to be satisfied is correct , one would expect some relationship between this measure and answers to the ‘ Do you like housework ? ’ question . |
| 45 | Not only will the proposed reorganisation plunge local government into confusion and uncertainty for a number of years , during which we can expect little progress with the review and upgrading of old minerals permissions , but the resulting structure of small unitary authorities is very unlikely to deliver either the resources or the strategic perspective required to implement the proposed review . |
| 46 | If this trend continues , we can expect greater numbers of each successive cohort to reach pensionable age and to have both a longer expectation of life and fewer chronic illnesses and disabilities when it does than its predecessor . |
| 47 | One answer to this question might utilize an optical theory of the telescope that explains its magnifying properties and that also gives an account of the various aberrations to which we can expect telescopic images to be subject . |
| 48 | We can expect more statements in the coming weeks and months and I am certain they will be about more than the separation of the Prince and Princess of Wales , which is not a grave legal or constitutional matter . |
| 49 | JS advertisements made it clear to customers they could expect higher standards from Sainsbury 's . |
| 50 | Their resources were considerable ; not only did they have vast incomes from taxation and from their own estates , but also they could expect considerable quantities of tribute from the subject peoples east of the Rhine and elsewhere . |
| 51 | He has warned the council that unless it rectifies this situation it should expect strong opposition against the bill . |
| 52 | And despite their reservations over his image — indeed his whole lifestyle — he can expect total support from the archly-conservative US Tour when he has dried himself out at the Hazelton Clinic , near Minneapolis . |
| 53 | He can expect solid support from about a third of the 1,000 delegates , with a third belonging to the camp of malcontent communists and nationalists , and about a third undecided . |