Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] expect [det] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Love Virgos involved in a new relationship should not expect much progress until at least early December . |
| 2 | ‘ All I 'm saying , George , is that you should n't expect any help from us . |
| 3 | Another implication of ( 16 ) , or ( 15 ) , is that , apart from questioning the adjective , the language would also provide a means to question the noun phrase alone while " leaving behind " the predicate qualifier ( even though one might not expect such questions to be particularly common in practice ) , and in fact such questions are perfectly grammatical : ( 21 ) who(m) did he paint seated ? what did he send registered ? |
| 4 | ‘ Then he 'll surely expect some sort of explanation from me , ’ Harry said quietly . |
| 5 | This is not to overlook , however , the fact that the parties to these relationships , may legitimately expect some form of sexual gratification from their partners and should have grounds for complaint if it were denied . |
| 6 | I would not expect this work to be on a contingency basis and would expect the fees to fall in the range of £ [ ] — £ [ ] per hour . |
| 7 | I would not expect these decisions to be uniform across the country because of different local circumstances and the likelihood of different clinical views on the efficacy of particular treatment . |
| 8 | The representation is , of course , implicit and we would not expect any child to be able to state explicitly the phrase structure rules and transformations generating the sentences of his language . |
| 9 | The organisation concerned would normally expect these roles to be occupied by men . |
| 10 | I ca n't expect any favours from Graham Gooch in that direction . |
| 11 | If he condemns people who are outperforming his members , he can hardly expect much respect for their standards . |