Example sentences of "you [modal v] [adv] expect [adj] " in BNC.

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1 You may also expect more love and support than of late .
2 Naturally you should not expect this to be a full consultation , but it should give you time to see how you relate to the particular therapist concerned and how much confidence you feel in him .
3 ‘ There 's no reason at all why you should n't expect good quality work , Julia , ’ David said calmly .
4 ‘ All I 'm saying , George , is that you should n't expect any help from us .
5 Mrs Mitchell added : ‘ When you move into a new house you could reasonably expect all the locks to work .
6 It 's not too tall , so you ca n't expect vast expansion potential — it has two 5.25-inch and one 3.5-inch free drive bays .
7 You ca n't expect ordinary people in this situation to live like hermits , and it would be unreasonable to expect Charles and Diana to live like hermits .
8 You ca n't expect one person to satisfy all your needs . ’
9 He laughed mirthlessly , despairing of her understanding , ‘ You ca n't expect those who are evicted to see it like that . ’
10 You ca n't expect fried eggs to be all tidy .
11 You would n't expect much speed out of it , but then you could confidentially run it over any terrain without adverse effect .
12 You would n't expect another adult to put up with an interminable monologue from you .
13 If , however , you are cynical enough to believe that the shelf-life of a tax efficient investment is inversely proportional to the number of national press articles highlighting its advantages , then you will not expect these rules to remain as generous as this forever .
14 You can not expect public support if you do not have the support of your own ministers .
15 But you can not expect another to carry out a task if he or she is constantly being observed by someone else .
16 It must be emphasised that you can not expect any financial support from the University .
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