Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [adv] be expected " in BNC.
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| 1 | This should not only be expected to happen as a natural consequence of ‘ the Church 's active , sympathetic presence within the world of communications ’ ( ibid. ) , but also as the result of a precise commitment on the part of communicators . |
| 2 | Germans were resentful of France 's post-war attempts to keep them under close control , and it could not automatically be expected that they would agree to join European institutions . |
| 3 | The petitioner still had to prove breakdown by demonstrating one ( or more ) of the following ‘ facts ’ : that the respondent had committed adultery ; that the respondent had behaved in such a way that the petitioner could not reasonably be expected to live with the respondent ; that the respondent had deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of at least two years ; that the parties had lived apart for a continuous period of at least two years and that the respondent consented to a decree being granted ; or that the parties had lived apart for a continuous period of at least five years . |
| 4 | Examples include a driver being stung by bees , having an epileptic fit or loss of control because of a latent defect provided the driver did not and could not reasonably be expected to know of the defect . |
| 5 | ‘ In determining the total liability of an institution to a depositor for the purposes of subsection ( 1 ) above , or the liability or total liability of an institution to a depositor for the purposes of subsection ( 2 ) above , no account shall be taken of any liability in respect of a deposit if … ( c ) the institution is a former authorised institution and the deposit was made after it ceased to be an authorised institution or a recognised bank or licensed institution under the Banking Act 1979 unless , at the time the deposit was made , the depositor did not know and could not reasonably be expected to have known that it had ceased to be an authorised institution , recognised bank or licensed institution . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ they state , ‘ it must be a threat which a person of the age and with the other characteristics of the woman could not reasonably be expected , in the circumstances , to resist . ’ |
| 7 | This is simply because the supplier did not know , and could not reasonably be expected to know , of this potential contract . |
| 8 | However , since foreign visitors with little understanding of English , and very young children , could not reasonably be expected to participate , the member of staff on duty was asked to record the |
| 9 | In purely administrative terms , it was thought that authorities concerned with distinguishing between applications for exempt development , excepted development , designated relevant development and non-designated relevant development could not also be expected to distinguish between Class A and Class B applications , and between outline , illustrative , detailed and guideline applications . |
| 10 | Intertidal limestone solution is at a much higher rate , 100 mm ( 4 in ) per 1000 years , but because of the low sea levels this could not really be expected to destroy reefs . |
| 11 | It is the evaluators ' belief that the impressive rhetoric contained in this part of the proposal describes an ideal which the school could not realistically be expected to achieve , without an across-the-board change amounting to a curriculum revolution . |
| 12 | But at your age you know so many words you could n't really be expected to spell all of them and you 're you 're thinking Oh whatever I do I every word I write down is wrong . |
| 13 | Their receipt from the firm of business letters with updated letterheading would doubtless be convincing evidence of actual knowledge , sed quaere where the correspondence is of a wholly formal nature ( eg a compliments slip accompanying a cheque in settlement of a bill ) which would not ordinarily be expected to be read carefully by the recipient . |
| 14 | One was to acknowledge that GATT 's rules should take account of levels of economic development , and that developing countries henceforward would not invariably be expected to make reciprocal concessions to the rich , developed countries . |
| 15 | It would not normally be expected to change more than twice a year . |
| 16 | It would not normally be expected to change more than twice a year . |
| 17 | The next category called for meticulous historical research , which Down 's Syndrome people would not normally be expected to achieve and , initially Fiona was rather daunted by the task . |
| 18 | The Treasury inisted last night that Mr Major would not normally be expected to attend . |
| 19 | Detailed answers , showing an in-depth knowledge of the subject-matter , would not normally be expected . |
| 20 | Now this is very common you do n't know what you 're working with so you ca n't really be expected even if you get the answer if |
| 21 | that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner can not reasonably be expected to live with him ( or her ) ; |
| 22 | that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the applicant can not reasonably be expected to live with the respondent ; or |
| 23 | That the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner can not reasonably be expected to live with the respondent . |
| 24 | To get the divorce you have to show that your wife has behaved in such a way that you ‘ can not reasonably be expected ’ to live with her . |
| 25 | If you can not reasonably be expected to vote in person on polling day you can apply for an absent vote . |
| 26 | Therefore absolute trust , which we placed eagerly with the likes of Clarkie and as a result had our faces rubbed in the dirt , can not reasonably be expected . |
| 27 | A counter-notice which must be served within 21 days after service of the Notice , should only be given where it is required that the party whose statement it is sought to admit , should be called as a witness , but there are witnesses who can not , or should not be called , that is if dead , beyond the seas , or unfit to attend , or who can not after reasonable diligence be identified , or can not reasonably be expected to have any recollection ; consequently in respect of all those persons , the opposing party is not entitled to serve a counter-notice requiring such person to be called unless he can contend that the person can , or should be called . |
| 28 | There are five specific reasons for not calling a witness given in r25 — namely , that the witness is dead or beyond the seas or unfit by reason of bodily or mental condition to attend as a witness or that , despite the exercise of reasonable diligence , it has not been possible to identify or find him or that he can not reasonably be expected to have any recollection of matters relevant to the accuracy or otherwise of the statement . |
| 29 | But blessings can not simply be expected to come along in disguise . |
| 30 | Of course , where politicians are denied control , they can not normally be expected to assume accountability , thus undermining the principle that public administration should be publicly accountable . |