Example sentences of "expect from a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notice that I have a red pencil and a blue one has no crossed interpretation , which is what we expect from a genuine ambiguity . |
| 2 | The advocates of massive aid hint at all sorts of threats facing us if we do not hurry to the rescue , but are the dangers from a collapsing state greater than what could be expected from a revitalised Russia ? |
| 3 | The court would be unwilling or unable to determine what speed would be expected from a competent getaway driver . |
| 4 | What 's even more amazing is that the Heartbreakers ' music is both memorable and professional , something which is seemingly least expected from a New Wave band . |
| 5 | ‘ Development ’ is also defined as meaning ‘ physical , intellectual , emotional , social or behavioural development ’ and , where the question whether harm suffered by a child is significant turns on the child 's health or development , his health or development shall be compared with that which could reasonably be expected from a similar child . |
| 6 | Like the army officers , the writer attempted to justify the recruitment practices of the Guards , and , as might be expected from a serious organ of right-wing opinion , more ingenuity was shown in the search for justificatory reasons than was by the lower-ranking quoted officers . |
| 7 | If nothing else , it gives an indication of the performance to be expected from a well-maintained battery . |
| 8 | In general , it seems sensible to suggest that any discretion will be exercised so as to improve regulators ' utility ( along the lines of what would be expected from a managerial utility maximization model like Williamson 's , 1963 ) . |
| 9 | 6d. , less than she could have expected from a modern royalty . |
| 10 | The obvious reluctance of many in the rural sector to seek work in the industrial sector , even on a temporary basis , points to an inclination to stay put far beyond what might be expected from a natural conservatism and apprehension of the unknown . |
| 11 | Police reports alleged that raids on Ershad 's residence after his arrest on Dec. 12 [ see p. 37907 ] had revealed assets in excess of those which could have been expected from a presidential income , as well as large quantities of unlicensed firearms . |
| 12 | However , even that was partly to maintain cover since it was the sort of questioning to be expected from a shady jeweller . |
| 13 | AS ONE might expect from a professional prosecutor , Barbara Mills , the Director of Public Prosecutions , last week called for defendants to lose the right to choose trial by jury . |
| 14 | The year went reasonably well but there were of course a few difficulties as you would expect from a new organisation . |
| 15 | Here the signs indicate that the cycle track ends and that cars are forbidden from entering , while the surface alterations and provision of bike parking would be what one would expect from a well-planned shopping centre . |
| 16 | Yet the quality , the range of frequencies we can detect , is only a fifth of that which we would expect from a reasonable Hi-Fi system . |
| 17 | The clean channel ranges from a sparkle to a dark , deep and warm tone — exactly what I 'd expect from a solid state clean channel . |
| 18 | You do have to bear in mind though that some of these films are very old , and this is the best picture quality you could expect from a standard VGA monitor and adapter . |
| 19 | As an all-round shoe , the System XC 6000 has many of the technical components you would expect from a top-of-the-range cushioning shoe and performed adequately . |
| 20 | It was the kind of immaculate timing you would expect from a former BBC producer . |
| 21 | As you might expect from a Swedish manufacturer , the heating and ventilation are superb ; you can supply cold air to the face and warm air to the feet at the same time . |
| 22 | As you 'd expect from a Japanese maker like Mazda , there 's a wide range of choice — where you want it . |
| 23 | The new Saab CD 2.3 Turbo delivers everything a high-flying chairman of the board could expect from a luxury limousine . |
| 24 | Johnson referred , characteristically , to ‘ the sort of bounce you would expect from a Scotch egg landing in a bowl of porridge ’ . |