Example sentences of "be expect [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not be expected to monitor these statements . |
| 2 | ‘ We ca n't be expected to wait six weeks for another good performance . ’ |
| 3 | The biological resources that just supported small nomadic populations at a neolithic level of culture can not be expected to support larger populations at southern standards of living . |
| 4 | Inspectors previously specialised in particular areas of pollution control will be expected to regulate industrial processes presently outside their experience . |
| 5 | How can people be expected to submit detailed applications when , for a variety of social reasons and through no fault of their own , they do not have the wherewithal , information and literacy to express themselves ? |
| 6 | ‘ It goes yellow if you keep it for too long and I do n't see how anyone can be expected to use fifty tablecloths even in a lifetime — not mucky-looking yellow ones . |
| 7 | But as anarchy increases , so we will be expected to use that influence . |
| 8 | This peaking effect was destroyed by boiling the solutions , a process which might be expected to destroy long-chain water polymers . |
| 9 | If you are called for an interview with a local authority , you would not be expected to answer detailed questions relating to local government law . |
| 10 | At the end of your talk you will be expected to answer any questions which the audience may have to ask . |
| 11 | But while you will usually be expected to remember other pieces you have seen before — and how you analysed them — you should not discuss those other passages in your answer ( unless you are explicitly instructed to , which none of the above questions do ) . |
| 12 | Local planning authorities should be encouraged to explore the scope for this kind of provision in their areas , rather than be expected to allocate large marina sites in their plans . |
| 13 | Employers may be expected to allow reasonable opportunities for their employees to engage in public service , but substantial demands for time off may either be refused or constitute a block to career advancement . |
| 14 | The Association would regard the professional responsibilities of the librarian to include full discretion over the acquisitions made by the library service within the terms of the general guidelines laid down by an employer : in the case of public libraries these guidelines should not be expected to allow local censorship . |
| 15 | Well , he could n't be expected to shed any tears . |
| 16 | However , this patient group will include some individuals with severely compromised left ventricular function in whom insertion of an ICD may prevent sudden death but can not realistically be expected to extend overall survival . |
| 17 | However the Tube is not designed as anything more than a temporary tent so it should n't be expected to give normal tent performance . |
| 18 | Mr Sands said : ‘ While I appreciate that Conservatives ministers need to be vigilant , I do not believe that my staff should be expected to give personal details , which will be kept on police computers , merely to help a political party publicise its election campaign . ’ |
| 19 | At the sub-national level , the peripheral/least favoured regions might be expected to exhibit lower labour costs relative to the core regions . |
| 20 | On the other hand , the group of verbs which occur with predicate qualifiers will be expected to exhibit some degree of compatibility with the noun phrase element of the structure which they govern , although this does not imply that they have to make exactly the same sort of sense when they occur with that phrase alone as they do when the adjective is present , for the very reason that the adjective provides the syntactic-semantic condition under which the relation between the verb and its object holds ; compare leave the items and leave the items date-stamped . |
| 21 | Market makers can aim to run only modest positions in any group of similar stocks or they can run large but offsetting positions , i.e. being long on certain stocks and short on others such that capital gains and losses can be expected to cancel each other out . |
| 22 | He wants us to plan a city in which the inhabitants will be expected to explore new lifestyles , to discover new ways of life appropriate to our time . |
| 23 | It also meant that all political structures , especially the less specialized and differentiated ones found in Third World states , could be expected to perform additional functions to those which were their main raison d'être . |
| 24 | It concentrated upon Clinton 's advocacy of a " new covenant " between the government and the governed whereby the former would provide greater resources while the latter would be expected to shoulder greater responsibilities . |
| 25 | Pools with the detritus would be expected to harbour more fish , but then predation from the belted kingfisher , Ceryle alcyon , increases . |
| 26 | Secondly , changes in the labour market and the increased participation of women in employment has raised questions about the extent to which lone mothers — like more and more married mothers — should be expected to take paid employment ( Brown , 1989 ) . |
| 27 | Patients refused admission can not be expected to take much comfort from this explanation of their plight . |
| 28 | ‘ If nitrate does , indirectly , cause cancer , it will be the long-term average that matters and the effect of any increase in cancer rates would be expected to take many years to become apparent … |
| 29 | After initial training , the Heidrick and Struggles Associate will be expected to undertake entire search assignments with minimal supervision and coaching from the Office Manager and/or partners . |
| 30 | job flexibility : will the employee be expected to undertake different duties if required ? |