Example sentences of "[modal v] you expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why should you expect that ? ’ |
| 2 | Sir George said , ‘ And what in particular might you expect to find ? ’ |
| 3 | But what else could you expect of someone called Sebastian ? |
| 4 | ‘ How could you expect anyone to trust you with their conveyancing ? ’ she had said to him , only last week . |
| 5 | What more could you expect to do ? ’ |
| 6 | What could you expect ? he asked himself . |
| 7 | But then how could you expect someone like David Mellor to give up his sort of games for those they 're playing in Spain ? — . |
| 8 | What else could you expect from the gentry ? |
| 9 | Still , what could you expect . |
| 10 | What could you expect from a pup with a mere nine peacock feathers in his eagle helmet 's crest ? |
| 11 | ‘ But if you never told them what turned you on , how could you expect — ‘ |
| 12 | What else would you expect after the rotten day I 'd had ? |
| 13 | Mr Williams : ‘ Although you did not , would you expect that some people seeing young children on the motorway would be so concerned as to slow down ? ’ |
| 14 | Would you expect the devil to be subsidised by heaven ? ’ |
| 15 | Would you expect the devil to be subsidised by heaven ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ — so how would you expect Harriet Shakespeare to feel now ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ We were part of the opposition , so what else would you expect us to do ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Would you expect it , Iain Reamhar ? ’ |
| 19 | If money can buy happiness , what would you expect the relationship between the two variables to look like ? |
| 20 | What would you expect to happen to the magnitude of the effect once you had controlled for number of years of full-time education ? |
| 21 | Using the information above , for what purposes would you expect particular lorries and cars to be travelling on the M8 , either way between Glasgow and Livingston ? |
| 22 | If you were starting a large factory in Northern Ireland , which features would you expect to depend mainly on links with the UK mainland and which would you expect to obtain easily from within Northern Ireland ? |
| 23 | If you were starting a large factory in Northern Ireland , which features would you expect to depend mainly on links with the UK mainland and which would you expect to obtain easily from within Northern Ireland ? |
| 24 | What changes would you expect the farmers to make if ( i ) the price of milk fell considerably , ( ii ) the EEC guaranteed price for beef fell sharply ? |
| 25 | Would you expect these to be accompanied by an increasing diversity of local political activity ? |
| 26 | What form would you expect such local politics to take ? |
| 27 | Returning to the conversation , over the delicious Peking duck , and fresh cabbage washed down with a splendid Chinese wine , our host argued fervently : ‘ Tractors : do not be silly : what would you expect us to do with all the donkey minders ? ’ |
| 28 | Who would you expect to have the major input into the decision-making process in the following areas ? |
| 29 | ‘ What would you expect them to ask ? ’ |
| 30 | Would you expect him , the prince of Wales , to so far flout convention as to seek a liaison with his brother 's lady ? ’ |