Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] expect [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if the child is a paraplegic spina-bifida victim , for example , the receiving teacher should surely expect to receive additional training to equip him/her to cope with the physical implications of the condition . |
| 2 | A Japanese boy could now expect to live 75 years , three years longer than a boy born in England or Wales . |
| 3 | Where one would normally expect to find those details , there is the logo of the Sports Council , and the statement : ’ Additional copies of Relay available from Sports Council International Affairs Unit . ’ |
| 4 | The implications of this for employment are that we would still expect to see large-scale manufacturing in developed countries , absorbing substantial amounts of labour ( though this labour would be involved in knowledge work rather than metal-bashing ) ; and we would expect to see more labour employed again in small firms producing semi-custom-made products or services using machinery produced by the large companies . |
| 5 | The figures ' significance may , of course , be challenged on the grounds that the number of turns taken by Anderson in the last six scenes , and the length of those turns , is considerably smaller than in the earlier scenes , and we would therefore expect to see fewer performance errors . |
| 6 | The judge said he would never expect to see another crime like it . |
| 7 | A good time was had by all and who knows , next year the theme could be Television Adverts , when he will surely expect to get first prize as the TV Captain Chaos look alike . |
| 8 | The 1991 results are likely to be poor but , as the dominant UK credit insurer operating in the longest and deepest recession for many years , one can hardly expect to see good figures . |