Example sentences of "i [modal v] have expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had ever thought of the possibility of being taken prisoner while I was in England , I should have expected all Germans to be like the officer who had tried to interrogate me at the aerodrome or the two soldiers who had brought me from the aerodrome to Amsterdam . |
| 2 | ‘ I might have expected such an answer from you , McAllister ; it fits in with the general picture , ’ said Dr Neil angrily , picking up his cane . |
| 3 | erm it 's a case of whether I , I would 've expected that , that an analysis of that over a significant period of time w would even out , really . |
| 4 | I wonder whether you can lay the blame for the soot entirely on your neighbour , as I would have expected any ‘ fallout ’ to have settled some distance away . |
| 5 | Well I would have expected those premises not to be selling intoxicating liquors you 've obviously not had a licence for a month . |
| 6 | I was more surprised than gratified , for without having really considered it I would have expected unsolicited adoration to annoy Nour , to lead to stone-throwing … |
| 7 | All of the grooms , except one who was asleep on some hay bales , had chosen not to sit in the car with their charges , and I imagined it was because of Leslie Brown 's daunting presence : racing lads on the whole felt a companionable devotion to their horses , and I would have expected more of them to be sitting on the hay bales during the day . |