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

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 ) .
4 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 . ’
5 Very few professional men then could expect a net income of £2,000 a year by the age of forty .
6 They were sure I could expect a large present from her , either before or after her death .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 Using high copy number Long transgenics , one would expect a copy-dependent signal in the DNase I hypersensitivity assay .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 Using that as their base-line ( or why would they have contracted her ? ) they would expect a high performance in her theoretical IQ .
13 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 .
14 Guests can expect a fantastic standard of both accommodation and service , and we think the food 's pretty good as well !
15 There 's a weekly farewell dinner and you can expect a welcoming drink on arrival .
16 Therefore , a record company has to sell a large quantity of LPs before it can expect a substantial return on its investment .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 Economy simply relates to the best use of resources and as budgets are delegated we can expect a welcome change in attitudes towards waste .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 Since , in equilibrium , the aggregate demand for goods and services will be equal to the rate of national income ( which measures the total value of goods and services produced in the economy over a given time period ) , we can expect a direct relationship between the aggregate demand for labour and the rate of national income .
24 However , she warned , " the fact that we are entering the path of economic development does not mean that we can expect a quick jump in living standards " .
25 Consequently , if unemployment and poverty continue to spread into the Wirral population , we can expect a related increase in the number of potential heroin users ( cf.
26 For example , scales a tritone or a semitone apart have only two notes in common ; all other notes are different , and so one can expect a considerable degree of conflict unless ( as in the Bartók example ) adequate vertical consonance can be maintained .
27 Reserves Duncan Chapman and Paul Pickering can expect a difficult time against in-form Dane , Richard Juul , and Max Schofield , the former Bear who will be determined to prove a point to Middlesbrough for allowing him to move on .
28 It was the third time Hillman has been sent off in his career and having been suspended for 20 weeks for his last offence , can expect a lengthy suspension for his latest misdemeanour .
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