Example sentences of "they can [adv] be expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can not be expected to consider the inflationary consequences of their commercial activities . |
| 2 | They can not be expected to read every piece of intelligence that pours into Whitehall . |
| 3 | But I have some sympathy for the institutions ' view that their duty is to their policyholders and they can not be expected to double up as company regulators . |
| 4 | On the other hand they can not be expected to do their job efficiently unless they have a substantial background of experience in commanding large public transport aircraft or their military equivalents . |
| 5 | ‘ They can not be expected to know this , given inadequate food labelling . ’ |
| 6 | Obviously they can not be expected to vet all the publications they sell , and it would be grossly unfair to hold them responsible for libels of which they could have no knowledge . |
| 7 | But dumb animals are incapable of considering themselves in this light ; which is not to imply that human beings always do , only that they can normally be expected to if required . |
| 8 | Blimpish or not , they can hardly be expected to do otherwise . |