Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] expect [det] [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 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 " .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 So in spite of the Conservatives domination of the area , we can expect some exciting contests in this election and perhaps even some upsets .
12 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 .
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