Example sentences of "[modal v] expect [adj] [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Not surprisingly these features are principally confined to the cities of the province , though we might expect some form of provision at those sites where water transport clearly played a part in moving bulky products like building stone or pottery ( p. 43 ) .
2 Thus , using a plural in a continuation based on the verb + with conditions , where we might expect some sort of strain , does indeed produce a reliably higher number of continuations using both .
3 Their resources were considerable ; not only did they have vast incomes from taxation and from their own estates , but also they could expect considerable quantities of tribute from the subject peoples east of the Rhine and elsewhere .
4 Clearly , we could expect some sort of boundary indication , such as a pause , to occur long before the end of this utterance .
5 If the contention of Pollak and others is correct that the roles of women reduce the public display of deviance , then it is indeed in such ‘ private ’ areas that one would expect female forms of deviance to be located .
6 ‘ It is the last place you would expect this kind of thing to happen .
7 In the fruit line , you can expect small helpings of peaches and pears .
8 Sentencing , Judge David Bryant told the gang : ‘ Dishonest people like you who choose to make your living out of stealing , transforming and selling other people 's motor cars can expect substantial sentences of imprisonment . ’
9 A national survey has shown one in 15 schools can expect some sort of fire .
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