Example sentences of "do [adv] expect [pers pn] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ethel , ’ continued Miss Hardbroom , ‘ just because you happen to be an excellent scholar and one of the most helpful members of my class , I do not expect you to lie your way out of a situation when it has become awkward . |
| 2 | Although shareholders , we do not expect you to alter your currently successful business strategy . |
| 3 | So , you can certainly get successful results from pressing wild flowers , but do n't expect them to keep their colours as well as their cultivated counterparts . |
| 4 | Do n't expect me to finance your alcoholism . |
| 5 | Do n't expect me to wipe your tears . |
| 6 | ‘ There never was any arrangement of that kind , but I do n't expect you to take my word for it . |
| 7 | And I certainly do n't expect you to darn my socks . |