Example sentences of "[vb mod] expect [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the right balance is not something which partners should expect to be able to settle at the outset in such a way as will necessarily be appropriate throughout the life of the firm . |
| 2 | In the meantime , we should expect to be surprised very often . |
| 3 | I love Ma , but she must expect to be unhappy because she 's reached that time of life . |
| 4 | He was trying to pick her up , of course , but any Wren new to the flotilla must expect to be fair game , she acknowledged , especially in a base so isolated , where women were outnumbered by fifty to one . |
| 5 | Whether you climb , walk , run , or just stroll from your car for a picnic , then you 'll expect to be able to do so free of problems ; not to be shouted at abusively or shot at ( it still happens occasionally ! ) ; not to be spurned from the hills by aggressive signs erected by indignant landowners , or find endless and unyielding deer fences encircling your 232nd Munro ; not to discover destruction from in appropriate developments over a once beautiful area . |
| 6 | the resources which he could expect to be available to him for the purpose of meeting the liability should it arise ; and |
| 7 | In relation to clauses which impose a monetary limit on damages recoverable in the event of breach of contract , the court is also to take into account : ( a ) the resources which [ the party seeking to rely on the clause ] could expect to be available to him for the purpose of meeting the liability should it arise ; and ( b ) how far it was open to him to cover himself by insurance . |
| 8 | One of the many unusual facets of Hannah Hauxwell is her reaction to certain situations which would daunt much more apparently sophisticated people and which one would expect to be overwhelming for a simple soul from the back of beyond , such as meeting , on level terms some of the famous and mighty , or appearing in front of milling crowds and even standing up to address them . |
| 9 | For another thing , areas that one would expect to be homologous on the basis of their connections appear totally different in other ways . |
| 10 | Suggest a set of sequences of assignment statements , which you would expect to be typical of programs involving arithmetic calculation . |
| 11 | All scores below the mean , if you converted them to a Z score you would expect to be negative . |
| 12 | The most noteworthy cases are those which one would expect to be pleonastic , but are not . |
| 13 | It is in fact a moot point whether one would expect to be able to classify all flows as either turbulent or non-turbulent — or , equivalently , whether during transition to turbulence one should be able to designate the point at which turbulent motion begins . |
| 14 | Because a Woonerf will not be created unless its residents want it , they too will expect to be involved in the planning , whilst there are additional complications of assuaging the fears of commercial interests such as shopkeepers . |
| 15 | If the roof blows off such a lavatory , of course one will expect to be annoyed . |
| 16 | Touch legering , like so many things worth doing , needs to be practised before you can expect to be proficient . |