Example sentences of "[pron] would [adv] expect a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All the same , I would n't expect a young girl like you to feel that . |
| 2 | ‘ I would n't expect a sympathetic hearing from you , anyway . ’ |
| 3 | You would not expect a self-respecting La Paz office worker to walk down a main street fondling a doll 's house three-piece-suite or a Dinky-sized Toyota jeep . |
| 4 | You would not expect a well-made machine like this to be light , and at 2.8kg ( 6.2lb ) it is n't , so you need the two handles moulded into the case of the machine to help hold it . |
| 5 | Different types of shops are laid out in different ways — you would n't expect an expensive dress shop to be laid out in the same way as a supermarket , for example . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , you would n't expect an industrial manager to be made Attorney General , would you ? ’ |