Example sentences of "we [vb mod] expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Diamond has a density of about 3.5 grams per c.c. , polyethylene about 0.92 ; when we have made all the necessary corrections however we find that we ought to expect an E of about 10 x 10 6 p.s.i . |
| 2 | If this approach is anywhere near correct , we should expect a correlation between the class of people who are prohibited as sexual partners and the likelihood that they will be familiar or extremely novel ( see Fig. 24.6 ) . |
| 3 | We should expect a student to tackle a problematic discourse in the same way as we would ourselves : that is to say top-down , starting with general ideas of the discourse and filling in details — like difficult word meaning — later . |
| 4 | ‘ The Commission does not think that we should expect an increase of prices … |
| 5 | Energy is thus dispersed and so we might expect an increase in entropy and not a decrease . |
| 6 | ‘ It raises the question of internal control and we would expect a bank facing this difficulty to inform us right away , ’ said an official . |
| 7 | When we would expect a feeling to be expressed to some extent by both partners but instead one person is quite overcome with emotion while the other is apparently untouched , we may assume that one carries and expresses the feeling for both . |
| 8 | We would expect an anchoring of the path at one end or the other to reduce at least a portion of the breadth-first search . |
| 9 | All organisations exist within some wider context and we would expect an organisation 's culture to reflect this . |
| 10 | In contrast , we would expect an example like ( 6 ) to produce a relatively high rate of plural continuations , since it is likely that the two meet in order to carry out joint activities . |
| 11 | However , I do not expect the full effect to be felt until next year , when I am sure we can expect a megaseller each month . |
| 12 | But , as RICHARD BATH discovers , England 's appointment of coach DICK BEST for less than a year means that , instead of a bright new era , we can expect a diet of pragmatism and playing the percentages . |
| 13 | The current scenario of an ageing population suggests that we can expect an increase in disability prevalence as the elderly population itself ages . |
| 14 | We can expect an acceleration of such activity over the coming week if the weather remains mild and we are likely to start hearing of our first summer visitors also . |