Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [modal v] expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But hang on , the fingerboard 's maple where we 'd expect African rosewood , and it looks wider . |
| 2 | Even in these circumstances , where one might expect unemployed people to be net receivers , McKee shows that they give as well as receive and the list of what they give looks remarkably similar to the list of items which they receive . |
| 3 | Although we could expect considerable improvement in front-end processing , we were unlikely ever to have a phoneme lattice which reflected exactly both what the speaker said and the pronunciations in the lexicon . |
| 4 | While one might expect eventual decisions to be made purely on the merits of the case , earlier evidence indicates that some objections are more likely to succeed in influencing decision-makers than others . |
| 5 | We have to learn to value ourselves before we can expect other people to like us . |
| 6 | Even against the estate , the ride/handling/steering/braking package is by far the most convincing , as you would expect given SVE 's involvement . |
| 7 | As you 'd expect strong traces of the surging Pixies sound remain , but they 're delivered with a more melodic , playful edge , almost as if splitting up the band has allowed the real Black to emerge . |
| 8 | This is reasonable , as one would expect deaf people in the USA to have been using some sign language before the imported use of FSL . |