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

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1 This is a tremendously creative and self-expressive period of the year , although it would be foolish to expect an easy ride .
2 The Japanese expect a third generation about 1990 ; these will be ‘ learning robots ’ capable of self-programming and they will also be able to move around .
3 It is counter-productive to expect a 50-year-old patient who is 160 per cent ideal bodyweight to join the ranks of the non-obese ; even if heroic efforts achieve this miraculous transformation , it is very unlikely it could be sustained for 20 years .
4 But if there were a sea change , and they became the majority that meat eaters are at present , and if this were fuelled by the arguments of Regan or Singer , then surely it would be reasonable to expect a knock-on effect in the other contentious areas .
5 Even when this is used , it is not advisable to expect a safe endurance of more than about an hour .
6 However , it is completely unreasonable to expect a male horse which has learnt the social behaviour of a stallion to completely change its habits , behaviour , and personality because it is castrated .
7 Thus in Bernstein v Pamsons Motors ( Golders Green ) Ltd [ 1987 ] 2 all ER 220 , Rougier J held that although a purchaser of a new car was entitled to expect a better quality vehicle than the buyer of a second-hand car , nevertheless , teething problems had to be expected .
8 We are entitled to expect a serious defence of his proposals , and serious consideration of our alternatives .
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