Example sentences of "you [vb mod] [adv] expect [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , you 'd hardly expect Jim Lancaster to ring me up and confess , would you ? ’ |
| 2 | ’ You could hardly expect Portia Forbes to start off in the typing pool . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But you ca n't expect Arnold Bros ( est. 1905 ) to help us if we show we do n't trust him ! ’ |
| 4 | You ca n't expect Merrill to alter her arrangements at a moment 's notice . |
| 5 | Every day we change a little , but you would n't expect Matthew not to know us , would you , eh ? ’ |
| 6 | But you can never expect Horowitz to toe the party line which is why , in the end , he succeeded in making so many first-rate recordings . |