Example sentences of "do not expect [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abolitionists did not expect immediate conversion by slaveholders ; it was not necessary in so far as they were sure planters could not for long resist the economic imperatives . |
| 2 | I do not expect much joy from the Minister tonight , but I give warning that , for the time I remain on these Benches , with the label on which I came here eight and a half years ago — as a Labour Member of Parliament , albeit a Member who has a label beneath his name on the TV as an expelled Labour Member — I shall bring before the House the necessary measures not just to talk about the death of the poll tax but to bury it once and for all . |
| 3 | One can not prove a personal judgment of this kind , and I do not expect immediate assent to it . |
| 4 | I do not expect any difficulty in getting approval for the larger sum , and can do that at the same time as tenders are to hand for acceptance , but it will remain important to contain the total project cost as far as possible . |
| 5 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
| 6 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't expect this treatment from my father 's oldest friend , ’ said Monks angrily , sitting down with a frown on his face . |
| 8 | I did n't expect this sort of driving from a three-times world champion . ’ |
| 9 | Do n't expect chatty presenters on a comfy settee just yet . |
| 10 | Do n't expect five-star facilities in a one-star hotel . |
| 11 | DO N'T expect romantic comedy from Bill Alexander 's production of The Taming of the Shrew at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , Stratford-upon-Avon . |
| 12 | Rather it was precisely to change attitudes , to stress individual responsibility — you 're on your own , do n't expect any help from us — and to reduce the state 's obligations . |
| 13 | You do n't expect finer feelings in a thief ? ’ |
| 14 | We do n't expect this sort of thing to happen to us . ’ |
| 15 | A downturn is expected in 1993 since activity is anticipated to be lower as the company does not expect these contracts to be repeated . |
| 16 | The county council says it hopes to give residents a choice on where they 'll be moved to and does n't expect compulsory redundancies among care staff . |
| 17 | ‘ Arthur does n't expect any nonsense from him till July . |