Example sentences of "n't expect [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had n't expected the red carpet to be unrolled for him , but he had thought that at last he would be at work , setting up his meetings , on the move . |
| 2 | ‘ All the same , I would n't expect a young girl like you to feel that . |
| 3 | ‘ We might even fight Tucker first , but until Lennox 's coronation on January 14 , I do n't expect a firm decision to be made about his first defence . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I would n't expect a sympathetic hearing from you , anyway . ’ |
| 5 | And he certainly did n't expect the said Britton to be pointing at him in a manner usually affected by people like Darth Vader or Banquo . |
| 6 | Do n't expect the various parts of solutions to problems to occur to you in the " right " order . |
| 7 | Trent did n't expect the twelve thicknesses of cotton sheet to last but each minute that they held would gain precious distance . |
| 8 | There 's a little old rhyme about sowing crops which accepts that you ca n't expect the maximum potential from a crop every time — you 've got to allow something for the other occupants of the land and it goes : |
| 9 | Do n't expect the same kind of organised tourist activities you 'd find in countries like Austria or Switzerland . |
| 10 | ‘ Surely you do n't expect the same kind of generosity from me ? |
| 11 | ‘ Well , you would n't expect an industrial manager to be made Attorney General , would you ? ’ |