Example sentences of "could [adv] expect the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , if a new service is building up a clientele base then one could naturally expect the efficiency ratio to improve over time . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sure I 've seen that dress before , ’ whispers a disappointed woman in front , but you could scarcely expect the Queen to wear a new suit for each of the fourteen investitures each year as well as all her other official functions . |
| 3 | Given the author 's centre-right political stance ( he is a potential Presidential candidate in Peru ) one could hardly expect the portrait be sympathetic . |
| 4 | Not that I really expected them to ; I could hardly expect the Umpire to side with me so soon . |
| 5 | He could also expect the backing of Dr John Cunningham , Labour 's campaign 's co-ordinator , and other key shadow Cabinet figures . |
| 6 | The problem for the archbishop was that while the king could now expect the clergy to offer subsidies for the defence of the realm , a campaign in Flanders and Gascony did not seem to be defensive of the realm , nor could the French claims to homage for Gascony be immediately construed as imperilling the kingdom . |