Example sentences of "[vb infin] expect [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both these cat families were in zoos , where the proximity of the male was forced on the female and where , if anywhere , one might have expected to see tom-cat aggression towards the young . |
| 2 | Hence , they might both have expected to receive considerable support from such sources . |
| 3 | Had this been a function for Chedworth , one might at least have expected to find suitable tools . |
| 4 | It appears to be in the early stages of transition into a red giant and normally we would not have expected to find intelligent life anywhere within its field of influence . ’ |
| 5 | By building up an army of individual shareholders the Conservatives may well have expected to gain political support . |