Example sentences of "[modal v] expect [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you will make such a mystery man of yourself , ’ Robbie retorted , ‘ you must expect people to be curious . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ There are a lot of things that you might expect people to do as part of a normal lifestyle and those are the things that we should invest our time in doing first , I think , before we organise any activity on their behalf . |
| 3 | One would expect works on Religion , Philosophy and the English Classics in the library of a scholar but it is surprising to find that there are only a handful of books in Gaelicin the collection of one of the translaters of the Holy Scriptures into that language . |
| 4 | Conventionally , we would expect people to borrow up to the point where the utility gained from the last pound borrowed is just equal to the cost of borrowing it . |
| 5 | At the same time we can expect people 's interest in green issues and concern for their local environment to grow . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't see how you can expect people to follow your lead , to trust you , to commit themselves to the business unless they believe that all of these things are dear to your heart . ’ |
| 7 | But how you can expect people to become more sociable by just being , you know , shut behind closed walls , and and not having to actually , fend for themselves and cope with life outside prison walls . |
| 8 | From last year 's figures , the retailer knows that she can expect sales to drop in late February , but to begin to climb again at the end of April . |
| 9 | This means that German coal producers can expect DM 550 million as coking coal aid and DM 184 million as investment help in 1984 but the government has expressed a disinclination to subsidise exports , which it plans to phase out . |
| 10 | Boats fishing the Goodwins Sands can expect codling , thornback ray , whiting and dabs . |