Example sentences of "[vb mod] expect [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are right , but they should expect no gratitude after it is over . |
| 2 | On this view , we can only realistically expect positivist criminology to produce ‘ probabilistic ’ theories — associating variability of cause with variability of outcome ; we should expect no more than loose associations between specified causal variables and criminal behaviour . |
| 3 | I thought all the world smelt of onions ; I should expect a writer to choose a less ubiquitous smell to show observation . |
| 4 | If this approach is anywhere near correct , we should expect a correlation between the class of people who are prohibited as sexual partners and the likelihood that they will be familiar or extremely novel ( see Fig. 24.6 ) . |
| 5 | We should expect a student to tackle a problematic discourse in the same way as we would ourselves : that is to say top-down , starting with general ideas of the discourse and filling in details — like difficult word meaning — later . |
| 6 | Realistically we should expect a mixed experience as at the start of all major new programmes . |
| 7 | Hence , given that they are held to bear less risk , we should expect a lower return . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose I should expect a remark like that from you , but nevertheless — ’ |
| 9 | ‘ The Commission does not think that we should expect an increase of prices … |
| 10 | I do n't think ye should expect the teacher to do everything . |
| 11 | We should expect the mass-selling tabloid press to have a stronger influence on public attitudes and choices than on public information and perceptions . |
| 12 | Given our findings on perceptions we should expect the press to have more influence than television on attitudes . |
| 13 | Students should expect the Government to meet living costs , but not to cough up for the extra beer and nightclubbing which Richard regards as an important part of student life . |
| 14 | History suggests that Hongkong Bank should expect the worst after 1997 ; it lost all but one of its 33 branches in mainland China in 1949 . |
| 15 | So the bacterial genes share a common destiny with their host 's genes , and in my interpretation we should expect the bacteria to cooperate with their beetles in all aspects of life . |
| 16 | But having been called and commissioned , we should expect the programme to take shape . |
| 17 | If we now think about a crack proceeding inwards from the surface of a stressed material ( Figure 1 ) we should expect the area of material in which the strain is relaxed to correspond roughly to the two shaded triangles . |
| 18 | The Christians should expect the indwelling Spirit to make a difference . |
| 19 | Hence we should expect the Andrade equation to hold for small temperature increments only . |
| 20 | In short , we should expect the demand for bank lending to vary inversely with the rate of interest charged . |
| 21 | The majority voting equilibrium is then the public goods quantity demanded by the person with median income , and — if tastes are unchanged — we should expect the level of spending to vary with median income . |
| 22 | ‘ With you , one should expect the unexpected . |
| 23 | These days , we should expect the drivers of all trains to have two-way communication at all times with the signal box and those who are in control of the track . |
| 24 | Probably it should have been , as this is a use which the producer should expect the product to be put to . |
| 25 | Monsieur Mitterand has already said that he 's going to seek to drive a harder bargain with Britain over fishing limits even than President Giscard was trying to do , and I think our negotiators must expect a rather tough time as far as fisheries are concerned . |
| 26 | ‘ In the public service you must expect the clock to go somewhat slower than in any other organisation . |
| 27 | As Barr et al ( 1989 ) put it , ‘ We must expect the new independent hospitals to act like any profit-maximising firm . |
| 28 | Clearly the ornithologist must expect the evolution of agriculture to continue , and its most likely result will be to produce a much more uniform habitat with consequently a much less varied bird population than at present , composed of a comparatively few widespread and adaptable species . |
| 29 | For such a duty to be imposed , however , the corporation must expect the outsider to keep the disclosed nonpublic information confidential , and the relationship must at least must imply such a duty . |
| 30 | In a contested bid , an offeror which offers consideration shares must expect the target 's board to turn its attention to the offeror 's financial condition and performance in an effort to dissuade shareholders from accepting the offer . |