Example sentences of "do [not/n't] [adv] expect [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do not exactly expect you to give your share away , mademoiselle . |
| 2 | Likewise , there is no reason why adjectives which are restrictive in attributive position should not be acceptable if used , say , predicatively with the same nouns ; only in that case , we do not normally expect them to have a restrictive value . |
| 3 | That was what stung most of all — the fact that he did n't even expect her to complete the one thing she loved doing in all the world , the one thing she was good at . |
| 4 | ‘ You did n't honestly expect me to stay , did you ? ’ |
| 5 | I did n't really expect you to go to bed with me , he said . |
| 6 | ‘ You do n't honestly expect me to agree to that idea ? ’ |
| 7 | You do n't honestly expect me to agree to a statement like that , do you ? ’ he snapped violently . |
| 8 | He does not really expect her to love him , and when she does it has to be total . |