Example sentences of "[modal v] expect [adj] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never see why people should expect interesting preachers in Lent . ’ |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | They were described as designed to disadvantage the fledgling opposition parties which could expect substantial support from West German sister parties . |
| 5 | This reading of silences depends on the argument that the companionate ideal of marriage developed first among the privileged classes , and that in the eighteenth century lower class women could expect little affection in marriage . |
| 6 | JS advertisements made it clear to customers they could expect higher standards from Sainsbury 's . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Clearly , we could expect some sort of boundary indication , such as a pause , to occur long before the end of this utterance . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ We would expect more equity for unions in terms of employment . |
| 11 | ‘ It is the last place you would expect this kind of thing to happen . |
| 12 | Bell opted out of the tour , but declared himself available for internationals , and can expect extra attention on Sunday from the Kiwi centres . |
| 13 | In the fruit line , you can expect small helpings of peaches and pears . |
| 14 | Those caught in the ‘ genteel poverty trap ’ can expect little sympathy from people earning the national wage of £15,790 or less . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | A national survey has shown one in 15 schools can expect some sort of fire . |
| 17 | As for other sectors , retailers can expect attractive deals from landlords throughout the country ; exactly the same goes for industrialists leasing premises either on the less prestigious business parks or run-of-the-mill estates . |
| 18 | The prime movers in developing this structure have been larger firms who can expect favoured treatment in times of expansion , and can transfer adjustment burdens along a chain of subcontractors in recessions . |