Example sentences of "can expect [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In the meantime , motorists caught speeding through the contraflow can expect to receive a court summons in the post .
2 If Derry win the final , then Tony can expect to receive the freedom of Draperstown , headquarters of the Ballinascreen club .
3 In the case of a hostile bid where the offeror is relying on the element of surprise , the target 's board can expect to receive the minimum of warning before the offeror 's press announcement ( announcing its firm intention to make an offer ) is released .
4 A student can expect to spend the majority of his study-time involved in an activity that not only provides historical knowledge but also serves as a basis for other activities : writing essays , making notes and , of course , thinking about the subject .
5 But Microsoft has borrowed from PC Tools and we can expect to see a version of Central Point 's anti-virus package in DOS 6 .
6 And we can expect to see the curricula they offer encouraging students to enter the highest levels of the rational life .
7 In a few weeks we can expect to see the likes of Boris Becker chomping away on a banana between sets at Wimbledon , and the saga of the Euro-banana versus the Dollar banana is likely to keep the fruit in the news .
8 Motorists can expect to see the decoy on any motorway in the region as it is to be moved frequently .
9 So we can expect to see the evolution of organs and contrivances that serve the whole plant .
10 Shareholders can expect to see the disposal programme continue during 1993 .
11 On its own , this could prove a nice little facility for corporates to share their thoughts and ideas , but if Microsoft continues seriously to pursue the bottom-up , template approach , we can expect to see the bulletin board melded with the capabilities of electronic mail , Visual Basic and the company 's various database access tools .
12 With the advent of videodisc we can expect to see an increase in video training materials and information databases of various kinds .
13 If you swing the club at 100 mph , you can expect to hit the ball 200 yards .
14 It seems to be agreed that the developer can expect to sell the units within a relatively short period , five years being a frequently quoted figure .
15 Someone with the £10,000 maximum , assuming average luck , can expect to collect a prize in 11 out of the 12 monthly draws each year — a return of about 6.5 per cent .
16 Clearly this is an area where guidelines are needed , for it seems unreasonable that certain well-connected institutions can expect to reap the benefits of anonymity in the press , while others have to suffer whatever effects adverse publicly brings .
17 She can expect to obtain an E in history at A level , possibly a D in law .
18 And that 's why you can expect to find the car in the morning with the windows all covered in saliva and the wing mirrors all bent and the chrome strips on the doors are often with tufts of cow hair .
19 It is by reference to this distinction that we are to test for ‘ scepticism ’ and , presumably , can expect to find the Mursi lacking .
20 Even if First Fidelity 's shares stagnate , Santander can expect to make a profit on a recovery of the dollar alone .
21 The chances are , the ones offered for sale will be under the 10cm mark , usually around 5 or 6cm : , and you can expect to pay a tenner or more for this size .
22 ( Employees may opt for the higher quote but can expect to pay the difference themselves . )
23 The majority of men who survive can expect to have the support of a wife up to the age of 85 , but any woman over 72 is more likely to be a widow left on her own .
24 One in five hundred people in the UK can expect to develop a melanoma , or skin cancer in their lifetime .
25 No bookseller can expect to supply the bulk of a library 's orders from stock , and basically the librarian requires a quick , efficient service for material which the bookseller must obtain from the publisher .
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