Example sentences of "[pron] might expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ Just the sort of remark I might expect , ’ I said coldly ’ from an uncivilized closed-worlder . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ She telephoned this morning to say I might expect to hear from you . |
| 3 | ‘ You mean , I dare say , that , having given you supper , I might expect payment in kind . ’ |
| 4 | In the next century the practice petered out , though it was still occasionally revived for particularly distinguished visitors , who might expect to have their names recorded on silk or satin rather than plebeian paper . |
| 5 | Instead , he berates her and describes the misery she might expect as a beggar . |
| 6 | Jean would appreciate a note from you about what royalties she might expect in the near future , remembering she 's had a 500 advance . |
| 7 | She asked , a shade tartly , where she might expect to meet them again . |
| 8 | Doubtless the other girls had told her what she might expect . |
| 9 | Oh that 's the time going you know the and she might expect to stay for us , but best thing is to get the figures and we 'll erm , we 'll do the , give her the money , but erm I 'm sure that he will love that , so would I . |
| 10 | Surprisingly , this is true of both the classical and modern play , though you might expect that the obscurities and difficulties of words and expression would prove more of a stumbling block in , say , Shakespeare or Ben Jonson . |
| 11 | As you might expect , this inevitably leads to bruised insteps , toes and shins . |
| 12 | Peter Robinson , a Democratic Unionist MP , said people were sceptical of ‘ the idea of rogue cops going around to take out IRA terrorists — it 's the sort of stuff you might expect to see on television with Clint Eastwood ’ . |
| 13 | Also from selected Victoria Wine stores is a sauternes in half-bottles with all the creamy , nutty complexity you might expect from a more elevated chateau , a snip at £2.99 . |
| 14 | We called them huskies , as you might expect , but Odd-Knut was not happy with the name . |
| 15 | With the hood up , it 's not as quiet as you might expect even though the canopy is water and air-tight . |
| 16 | You might expect air conditioning , leather seats and at least a stereo when you pay over £50,000 for a car , but not if it 's a Mercedes you 're buying . |
| 17 | The Carlsson does n't accelerate quite as hard as you might expect ( 0–60mph in 8.8secs ) , but its top speed of 131mph looks healthy enough . |
| 18 | Sometimes they break a bone without any known injury ; at other times fractures do n't happen when you might expect them most . |
| 19 | You might expect to find a house like this in some refined seaside resort such as Budleigh Salterton or Sidmouth , where , owing to the wars and consequent lack of foreign travel , the nobility and even a Royal or two were building elaborate holiday houses . |
| 20 | It wanted to be seen as an honorary member of the developed world experiencing the sort of hard times you might expect in a country with the world 's biggest foreign debt , $115 billion . |
| 21 | The British way is a bit of a compromise — as you might expect . |
| 22 | Nor can he always rely on the help of those who in any other industry or service you might expect to be on his side . |
| 23 | As you might expect , there are a number of excellent restaurants in Le Havre . |
| 24 | This was the wholesome outrage you might expect from any conscientiously angry young man , and could be safely ignored as the sort of bubbling over occasionally to be expected in intellectual cauldrons like Encounter . |
| 25 | As you might expect , the great are much outnumbered by the good . |
| 26 | You might expect them to rush to La Mama 's aid . |
| 27 | The mixture of an SD1 engine , Range Rover flywheel and exhaust in a Range Rover does not give you the power that you might expect , so be careful when mixing engine components such as flywheels , camshafts , distributor and carbs from different engine applications . |
| 28 | As you might expect , I did not take Mr Farraday 's suggestion at all seriously that afternoon , regarding it as just another instance of an American gentleman 's unfamiliarity with what was and what was not commonly done in England . |
| 29 | He was referring to ‘ prime ’ and ‘ premium ’ sausages in which you might expect leaner meat , less filler material , or less fat . |
| 30 | As you might expect , studies show a strong correlation between marital dissatisfaction and infidelity . |