Example sentences of "[noun sg] can [adv] be expect " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Digestion can therefore be expected to be greater in mammalian predators , and so it has been found here . |
| 4 | To this end the purchasing department can usually be expected to be responsible for the following : |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | An ageing labour force can not be expected to be a mobile one . |
| 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 | Although involving fewer homes than the parallel options , stiff opposition from local residents and Manchester City Council can still be expected , particularly as the ‘ V option ’ would extend the airport 's territory deep into the Cheshire commuter heartland — even though the new scheme appears to be the airport management 's preferred option . |
| 9 | But in Spain the climbing clubs are not properly integrated into the civil protection unit , and their assistance can only be expected at weekends . |
| 10 | The Vendor can not be expected to anticipate what is and what is not material to a Purchaser . |
| 11 | The Vendor can not be expected to underwrite the credit worthiness of the Business 's debtors which is the effect of this warranty . |
| 12 | 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 " . |
| 13 | A litter of truly wild rabbits taken into captivity and contained in a hutch can not be expected to live very long . |
| 14 | Alan Winter , deputy managing director of Legal & General 's property arm , says market balance in the Square Mile can not be expected before 1994–95 . |
| 15 | Leadership can not be expected from those quarters . |
| 16 | Trade unions are only as strong as their membership allows them to be and their leadership can not be expected to perform miracles . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | But the health watchdogs have countered that one person can not be expected to be on call all the time , and that person might also not be available . |
| 19 | The order book for the Falcon 20 has now passed the 400 mark , and with the success of the Falcon 10 and the arrival of the Falcon 50 , production from Dassault 's Bordeaux facility for the next decade can confidently be expected . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Taking out some and reducing the number of pests is one thing , but reliable eradication can hardly be expected or hoped for , and much as it may displease those purists who do not like the idea of using poisonous chemicals in the garden , they have to be our main line of defence and protection of our roses . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Someone who has not the concept of age can not be expected to see someone as young or old . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | A simple measure of breakage can thus be expected to differentiate these major groups of predator . |
| 26 | Such a fluid working arrangement can not be expected to work in a larger industrial firm . |
| 27 | And the consumer can not be expected to do it all on his own . |
| 28 | Given this reality , a Common Foreign and Security policy can only be expected to reflect the lowest common denominator , the position which least offends . |
| 29 | This was not surprising , for a weak government can not be expected to have an efficient police-service , or army . |
| 30 | Notwithstanding such examples , children growing up m a rapidly changing technological society can not be expected to master all that they require to know if their learning is totally haphazard and unstructured . |