Example sentences of "[noun] can [adv] be expect [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with any evasion , the horse can not be expected to know that he is not supposed to do it . |
| 2 | Certainly some would question whether , in the present academic climate , Catholic schools can realistically be expected to concentrate on the personal , social and spiritual development of their pupils . |
| 3 | That Saints managed to cause an upset with nothing more than direct running and honest endeavour , bodes well for Great Britain , though the Kiwis can not be expected to enter the Test arena in such a generous mood . |
| 4 | On the contrary , to emphasise the personal and private nature of moral or immoral conduct is to emphasise the personal and private responsibility of the individual for his own actions , and this is a responsibility which a mature agent can properly be expected to carry for himself without the threat of punishment from the law . |
| 5 | The first photographs required long exposures , and animals can not be expected to sit still as long as Victorian adults did ; but by the last quarter of the nineteenth century fast exposures were possible . |
| 6 | I spent every last penny of my hoarded misery that night , blew eighteen years ' worth on one split second , and it felt better than anyone who is not a fan can ever be expected to understand . |
| 7 | In other words the employer 's conduct is so bad that a reasonable employee can not be expected to endure it any longer . |
| 8 | Whilst the user companies can not be expected to make the necessary investment for themselves , this approach and its great benefits will remain unrealized . |
| 9 | It is not right to assume that those in inner-city areas can not be expected to achieve good examination results . |
| 10 | The Vendor can not be expected to underwrite the credit worthiness of the Business 's debtors which is the effect of this warranty . |
| 11 | The Vendor can not be expected to anticipate what is and what is not material to a Purchaser . |
| 12 | Aguirre , previously thought of as one of the President 's most loyal officers , described it as " unfair and unjust " and stated that a leader who was incapable of " making a just and proper decision over a simple matter such as appointments can not be expected to make correct decisions about the complex affairs of state " . |
| 13 | The role of the Crown Estate Commissioners in the management of fish farming can not be expected to fill the gap of a national policy which would properly regulate the industry " . |
| 14 | Local staff or voluntary workers can not be expected to have the resources , time or experience to ensure that telecommunications , backdrop , crowd flow , music , lighting and camera positions are available at the right time and in the right way . |
| 15 | ‘ By the time the weary reader has plodded that far , it will be clear even to the uninitiated that writing this book was a labour of hate — for reasons reviewers can not be expected to discern and which are in any case of small interest . |
| 16 | A litter of truly wild rabbits taken into captivity and contained in a hutch can not be expected to live very long . |
| 17 | Trade unions are only as strong as their membership allows them to be and their leadership can not be expected to perform miracles . |
| 18 | Examples can be found in the research literature on elderly people , where it is reported that those without children tend to form equivalent ties with whichever kin are available , typically a niece or nephew , although there is some doubt about whether such a person can properly be expected to provide such extensive or reliable support as a ‘ real ’ child ( Townsend , 1965 ; Allan , 1983 ; Wenger , 1984 ) . |
| 19 | Hall , Kaye , and Pearce ( 1985 ) have pointed out that just as latent inhibition can occur during the CS-US pairings of excitatory training ( producing a fully trained CS+ that will form further associations only slowly ) , so latent inhibition can also be expected to occur during inhibitory training . |
| 20 | Management accountable to owners can not be expected to enter into meaningful agreements , planning or otherwise , which limit their freedom under the law to act in the best interest of the owners . |
| 21 | Furthermore , a landlord can not be expected to spend years chasing after a tenant in order to avail the tenant of the proceeds of sale . |
| 22 | Variations can also be expected to exist between the more and the less accessible rural areas , but few published data exist that allow this to be illustrated . |
| 23 | LRT has warned that passengers can not be expected to finance the group 's entire five-year £3 billion capital spending programme . |
| 24 | Someone who has not the concept of age can not be expected to see someone as young or old . |
| 25 | Now , according to Luke Rittner , a Secretary of State directly accountable to the Cabinet can not be expected to have his hands tied on how his department 's money is spent . |
| 26 | Emotionally troubled people can not be expected to deal with their emotions until they are able to understand what those emotions are , how they have arisen , and what can be done to overcome them . |
| 27 | People can not be expected to buy the co-operative alternative if they do not know of it , or if they misunderstand it . |
| 28 | A simple measure of breakage can thus be expected to differentiate these major groups of predator . |
| 29 | Such a fluid working arrangement can not be expected to work in a larger industrial firm . |
| 30 | And the consumer can not be expected to do it all on his own . |