Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patients with high risk rectal cancers who undergo curative surgery and receive adjuvant therapy with 5-flourouracil and radiotherapy may expect an improvement in survival . |
| 2 | Surely the hon. Gentleman would expect an inspector commenting on school buildings to do so in proper context by drawing attention to the fact that deterioration , about which we are all concerned , has been prevalent for 40 or 50 years , and sometimes much longer . |
| 3 | Under the new rules this same person can expect a pension of half the original amount : £64 per week , or one-eighth of average earnings . |
| 4 | In Scotland , with its concentration of electronics firms , an observer might expect a cluster of companies supplying the electronics and semiconductor business with equipment . |
| 5 | Where a woman could expect a jointure , the death of a husband had distinct benefits . |
| 6 | The United States baby can expect a life span of 70 years , and in the United Kingdom this rises to 71 years . |
| 7 | Besides , my grandmother will expect a lessening of formality , while you are in my home . ’ |