Example sentences of "[pron] would [adv] expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 ! ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We would usually expect a book such as Suckers to sell around 1,500 copies , but we now expect it so sell substantially more than that . ’ |
| 6 | He said that one would not expect a person found guilty of treating their own child cruelly to be allowed their liberty at once . |
| 7 | One would also expect a difference in attitudes between general managers of state corporations and those of transnationals . |
| 8 | One would n't expect a clergyman to be interested in young girls of eighteen . ’ |
| 9 | One would therefore expect a system of massive objects to settle down eventually to a stationary state , because the energy in any movement would be carried away by the emission of gravitational waves . |