Example sentences of "[modal v] expect a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If Clinton can not get the economy started and has trouble financing his ambitious spending programme , you may expect a greater withdrawal from foreign commitments , trade sanctions — whatever he thinks it will take , ’ said one analyst . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , one may expect a greater similarity between two geometrically similar points than between two geometrically dissimilar points . |
| 3 | Thus , one might expect a similar kind of opening of the iron-free structure to expose charged ligands and to allow entrance of ferrous ions . |
| 4 | As with chimneys , so with synapses ; if they are constructed — or even reconstructed — during learning , one might expect a brief increase in the rate of synthesis of proteins over the time when an animal was being trained and memory was being formed . |
| 5 | Or one might expect an aggressive horse to be mean and uncooperative , but this is not necessarily true either . |
| 6 | They boasted that it was the worst they 'd ever known , and could expect a million profit with confidence . |
| 7 | If we were to express this need openly and directly in social chit-chat we would risk offending others and we could expect a strong reaction in terms of them rejecting , over-powering or accepting us ( in this instance their luck could be in ) . |
| 8 | Therefore , as Ernest Tuveson points out in Imagination as a Means of Grace : ‘ From the nature of mind as described by Locke we could expect a new poetry to be highly visual in nature , for the faculty of sight came to monopolize the analysis of intellectual activity . ’ |
| 9 | Very few professional men then could expect a net income of £2,000 a year by the age of forty . |
| 10 | Mariot capped this by suggesting that , since the Earl Patrick would presumably intend to yield that castle should Berwick town fall to King Edward , he could expect a greater reward from that monarch if the castle was nominally his own , not just a crown possession . |
| 11 | What appalling style , even twenty years ago one could expect a better standard of English . |
| 12 | They were sure I could expect a large present from her , either before or after her death . |
| 13 | If a company can limit its interruption claim to a period of three months rather than three years , it could expect a premium reduction of between 25 and 50 per cent . |
| 14 | one would expect a large variation in the fluency with which teachers can instruct in sign language ; many would have had no more than a relatively short course . |
| 15 | Using high copy number Long transgenics , one would expect a copy-dependent signal in the DNase I hypersensitivity assay . |
| 16 | If we had a large enough sample of observations on Y t , X t and Z t we would expect a linear regression of Y t on X t and Z t to yield the result that the estimates of 1 and 22 were the same — except for sampling variation — if it really is true that . |
| 17 | Very well , no-one would expect a leading article in a newspaper — even a newspaper like this one which has , we hope , a reputation for behaving responsibly — to applaud plans to curb the freedom of the press . |
| 18 | Using that as their base-line ( or why would they have contracted her ? ) they would expect a high performance in her theoretical IQ . |
| 19 | If a child is exposed to two languages simultaneously , we would expect a single system at first which gradually becomes divided into two under the influence of linguistic input from two separate systems . |
| 20 | In view of the fact that eradication of H pylori infection noticeably lowers postprandial G17 concentrations , one would expect an accompanying decrease in meal stimulated acid secretion . |
| 21 | Guests can expect a fantastic standard of both accommodation and service , and we think the food 's pretty good as well ! |
| 22 | There 's a weekly farewell dinner and you can expect a welcoming drink on arrival . |
| 23 | Therefore , a record company has to sell a large quantity of LPs before it can expect a substantial return on its investment . |
| 24 | Their results suggest Europe can expect a greater frequency of blocking anti-cyclones which will lead to warmer summers but cooler winters , a greater frequency of severe winters , drier springs and summers , wetter autumns and winters , and an increased growing season . |
| 25 | For heterosexuals up to 1991 , the peak of HIV infection had yet to be reached and so one can expect a continued rise in the annual incidence of AIDS cases for some time to come . |
| 26 | Guests staying in either the main building or the annexe , just 15 yards away , can expect a comfortable bedroom with telephone and , for a small extra fee , satellite TV can be installed . |
| 27 | If they decide to put some financial weight behind his thinking , Britain 's research in medicine and health can expect a gigantic shot in the arm . |
| 28 | Economy simply relates to the best use of resources and as budgets are delegated we can expect a welcome change in attitudes towards waste . |
| 29 | WHOEVER wins the qualifying game between Belfast 's Alan McMullan and the Provincial 's Ian McClure can expect a tough battle in the opening quarter-final of the Flogas Causeway Coast Masters in Ballymoney on October 9-10 . |
| 30 | WHOEVER wins the qualifying game between Belfast 's Alan McMullan and the Provincial 's Ian McClure can expect a tough battle in the opening quarter-final of the Flogas Causeway Coast Masters in Ballymoney on October 9–10 . |