Example sentences of "not expect the [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had not expected the Prime Minister to look at her watch and say , ‘ I see it 's only eleven , so we have half an hour in hand . |
| 2 | I had not expected the twentieth century to show such a steep decline both in numbers and in quality , though I was less surprised to see the cultural importance of the nineteenth century . |
| 3 | Since the Soviet Union had no forces in the region , or only token forces in the 1950s and 1960s it is likely that Soviet leaders did not expect the Western allies to take these early proposals altogether seriously . |
| 4 | Police committee Chairman Colin Hay said he does n't expect the new man to come up with instant solutions to the problem of rising crime : |
| 5 | But do n't expect the unassuming islander to back you up on that view . |
| 6 | He does n't expect us to succeed , but on the other hand he does n't expect the German attack to succeed , either . |