Example sentences of "they [modal v] expect [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are right , but they should expect no gratitude after it is over . |
| 2 | The new night shift is coming on outside and they 'll expect the household to be in bed . |
| 3 | Knowing they could expect no mercy from the revenge-crazed mob , the Annamese cai were the first to turn and flee , and the two terrified Frenchmen followed them . |
| 4 | And they knew that they could expect no reinforcements from Scotland while they could have no certainty that a second force was not closing in behind them from England , since clearly their movements had been known , and their return anticipated . |
| 5 | At the very least , they could expect a loss of status . |
| 6 | Nor was such military service the only obligation on which the sixth-century Merovingians could rely : they could expect the provision of hospitality , which could be an extremely costly business , as when Chilperic I 's daughter , Rigunth , set out to meet her intended husband in Spain — her retinue devastated the country it passed through . |
| 7 | It was Ana who drew you here and even though Devlin is behind all this they will expect an article . ’ |
| 8 | They can expect an income return of 8.5 per cent in the first year . |