Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] expect [adj] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | And you 'd expect some broken headlights or something here on the road . |
2 | Butyl is the best liner to work with because it 's more flexible , and you can expect many trouble-free years from it provided you do n't assume it 's immune to damage . |
3 | At the beginning of December , you can expect some extra developments regarding a domestic or professional matter , and this time you ca n't resist the winds of change . |
4 | He has sub-titled his talk ‘ A Layman 's View ’ , but you can expect some thought-provoking views . |
5 | There is often no reason to expect such patterns and one may expect that longitudinal correlations will usually give a curve such as A ( Fig. 19.5 ) . |
6 | Gorbachev 's call for more substantial arms cuts contrasted with the view of the then UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that " I do n't think we should expect further dramatic reductions in forces " . |
7 | Therefore , we must expect some major changes in that region in the coming years and be prepared for anything that might arise as a result . |
8 | If stars could shrink to as small as ten or twenty miles across to become neutron stars , one might expect that other stars could shrink even further to become black holes . |
9 | If true , we might expect male peeking rates to increase as the number of females in the flock increase . |
10 | If lithospheric extension occurs primarily along such detachment faults rather than by thinning throughout the entire zone of lithospheric extension , then we would expect opposing passive margins to display a marked complementary asymmetry ( Fig. 4.19 ) . |
11 | Strongly stereotypical Creole features should be salient and positively valued as a symbol of identity , so we would expect these particular features of Creole to be accommodated to by everyone who attempts to engage in " chattin' Patois " . |
12 | Many hon. Members on both sides of the House have cut their political teeth in local government and one would expect such Conservative Members to show more loyalty towards it . |
13 | One would expect modern social representations to incorporate opposing themes ( see Billig , 1982 , for a discussion of the internally contradictory themes of modern ideology ) . |
14 | In the normal course of events , one would expect those high standards to suffice for more than five years ; but these are not normal times . |
15 | This imposes restrictions on the type of chain which can be crystallized with ease and , as mentioned earlier , one would expect symmetrical linear chains such as polyesters , polyamides , and polyethylene to crystallize most readily . |
16 | So in spite of the Conservatives domination of the area , we can expect some exciting contests in this election and perhaps even some upsets . |
17 | At private meetings over meals or in his office North would produce his spiral notebook or pieces of yellow legal paper , asking ‘ how in God 's name we can expect these young men and women to fight against Communism when this is what they 're up against ’ , and often breaking into tears . |