Example sentences of "[verb] n't expect [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Well I would n't er I do n't expect most things will completely but anyway we 'll see . |
| 2 | Even overpraising does , at times , lead to tantrums as a child decides that your lavish praise means that you did n't expect much of him in the first place . |
| 3 | I did n't expect that , did I ? ’ |
| 4 | Chief Insp Roger Worton , of West Yorkshire police , said : ‘ We did n't expect that and it is rather surprising . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It hurt , all right , ’ he said , ‘ but I did n't expect that to be the result of the accident . |
| 6 | The second point i is this issue about self containment , er Mr Davis accused me this morning of using some somewhat outlandish words , I think , erm , I did obviously refer to the er my vision of what a new settlement of this size proposed would be , and I I did n't in that mean to imply that I did n't in that mean to imply that I did n't expect that with the right planning that it could n't have clearly local facilities , local school , library , etcetera , but it seemed to me quite clear that the scale proposed it would not have the higher order functions which as we 've heard earlier , Greater York has been defined based on York 's planning assumptions , clearly the major shopping , educational , and social facilities will continue to be provided in the city , and it will produce what is in effect dormitory settlement . |
| 7 | And they expected a lot of but they did n't expect that many . |
| 8 | And you 're always on the wrong side of the road which does n't help Well he did n't expect that . |
| 9 | Mm he did n't expect that . |
| 10 | I knew that response had been bad in our parish and I honestly did n't expect many young people to be there anyway . |
| 11 | It was still early so I did n't expect many customers , but I did expect more than one — me . |
| 12 | People did n't expect such violence and brutality . |
| 13 | Despite the instruction often given by teachers to emphasise personal involvement towards the end of an essay , you should avoid the sort of over-personalised ending found in this essay : After reading the first paragraph , I did n't expect such an exciting story , but gradually I got more and more involved in the narrative and finally overwhelmed by this splendid spectacle , which I could vividly visualise . |
| 14 | No , we did n't sack anybody who worked in children 's homes , we did n't sack anybody who was at the front line of s services and we certainly did n't expect other people to pay for our circus tickets . |
| 15 | of our officers who work in children 's homes , we did n't sack anybody who was at the front line of s services and we certainly did n't expect other people to pay for our circus tickets . |
| 16 | I did n't expect this sort of driving from a three-times world champion . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I did n't expect this . |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't expect this extra bit of spare time . ’ |
| 19 | I did n't expect this of you . |
| 20 | They did n't expect this old transporter carrier to be fitted with cellular disrupters . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't expect this treatment from my father 's oldest friend , ’ said Monks angrily , sitting down with a frown on his face . |
| 22 | ‘ I did n't expect this . ’ |
| 23 | He did n't expect this savage hiss of reaction . |
| 24 | The special analyst they got for Italia 90 was Docherty , and he was , on the whole , pretty pathetic ( although I was amazed when , during England- Cameroun , he stated that England was playing terribly ; did n't expect this from someone commenting for a TV audience which was solidly pro-England ) . |
| 25 | I did n't expect this match . ’ |
| 26 | I did n't expect this match . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ We were just saying , ’ murmured Bromley , ‘ that we did n't expect any foreigners here . ’ |
| 28 | Do n't expect chatty presenters on a comfy settee just yet . |
| 29 | Of course , I do n't expect all the little people reading it to attain the heights I have — and I mean , literally , the heights . |
| 30 | If you plan to take part in a risky sport like skin-diving or hang-gliding , do n't expect automatic cover . |