Example sentences of "[modal v] be expect [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moody and high-strung though Anne was by nature , the girls ' brief quarrels were no more than might be expected between any siblings . |
| 2 | Sharing a common modality may be enough to produce generalization decrement and thus , according to the account presented above , an overshadowing effect might be expected with these stimuli . |
| 3 | And , as is often the case in the media , literary texts have the habit of not turning out to mean what might be expected at first sight . |
| 4 | Isolation , rejection , dishonour and disrespect might be expected at different times . |
| 5 | I found parental " insignificance " a family situation which figured a good deal more often than might be expected from mere chance in the history of dependent individuals . |
| 6 | If this theory were true a similar pattern might be expected in other journals . |
| 7 | The growing divide between rich and poor might be expected in those bastions of the New Right , Thatcher 's Britain and Reagan 's US — but Australia ? |
| 8 | If this treatment changes the fundamental disease process , a prolonged period of remission might be expected in these patients . |
| 9 | Here I can sketch only a part of that answer — although , as might be expected after seven years , I can also now take it a little further . |
| 10 | Er , do n't feel a bit disappointed that during my presentation I 'll be expecting to this hospital , I 'll take you to the operating room , er |
| 11 | Speedy success was essential , since records gathered over the previous 80 years showed that at best only three weeks of rain-free weather could be expected at that time of the year . |
| 12 | ‘ You did all that could be expected of any man , ’ said the abbot firmly . |
| 13 | Implications of the research for policy and practice are discussed and comparisons made with our nearest continental neighbours , France , and with what could be expected in normal families . |
| 14 | No information is available about the potential net pay ( i.e. the thickness of rock capable of producing hydrocarbons ) that could be expected in these sediments . |
| 15 | ( 4 ) Since 1981 , however , there has been a distinct slackening of impetus in relations , largely because of the disillusionment experienced by both the USSR and the Latin American countries about what could be expected from each other . |
| 16 | This single value can not be used statistically when comparing chemistry with geology , but it does suggest that some elements of PhD research are diffused into the literature in a much more widespread manner than could be expected by simple inspection of the titles of papers . |
| 17 | This single value can not be used statistically when comparing chemistry with geology , but it does suggest that some elements of Ph D research are diffused into the literature in a much more widespread manner than could be expected by simple inspection of the titles of papers . |
| 18 | Spreads may be expected by some traders , such as those who have views on subsequent movements in relative spot and futures prices but not price levels , to have a superior risk-return performance to single positions in futures . |
| 19 | No particular outcome may be expected from such talk at all : it does not have a definable purpose , beyond maintaining social relations . |
| 20 | The first Plan indicated that about 60% ( 800 casualties ) of the target reduction may be expected from local authority initiatives and 40% from changes in legislation , improved vehicle design and heightened public awareness . |
| 21 | As can be seen , the abeam position came later , as would be expected with that wind . |
| 22 | Therefore in insulin-deficient states a decrease in receptor numbers would be expected with consequent delay in LDL clearance . |
| 23 | Although a change to lumen negativity would be expected with active anion secretion our results are in accordance with those of Sachar , who found marked accumulation of water and electrolytes in the intestine of patients with cholera without alteration of the transmural potential difference in the small bowel . |
| 24 | On the technical side , the outcome may well be some way from what would be expected of perfect contestability , even if the assumptions approximate to the conditions I have outlined . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , the differences in fit from what would be expected of multifactorial inheritance are small and the pattern of familial aggregation indicative of a recessive influence ( with affected sibling pairs predominating over parent-offspring pairs ) could have occurred for other reasons , as discussed below . |
| 26 | A marked contrast in behaviour would be expected during continental collision between the very thick crust of the Andes , where relatively rapid subduction has occurred throughout at least the Cenozoic , and the Alpine region where the closure of the ocean separating North Africa and southern Europe has been more gradual . |
| 27 | Moreover , some of the new units will be designed for one or two persons , so that it may be possible to come closer to a one for one replacement on cleared sites than would be expected by past experience . |
| 28 | In the very different world of perfect competition , the constraints are assumed satisfied given competition between firms as to who is to produce , price-taking behaviour and , lastly , the indirect result that the individual profit maximizing behaviour which would be expected from self-seeking entrepreneurs leads to social welfare maximization the " invisible hand " result . |
| 29 | Then an on-road study found that drivers did indeed recall more central details than would be expected from risky situations . |
| 30 | Botanically , oases contain only the alga-lichen-moss communities that would be expected in continental habitats relatively recently freed from ice ( i.e. during the last few thousand years ) , where water is scarce and winds are strong . |