Example sentences of "[not/n't] expect [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 as his friends used to call him ) was born prematurely and was not expected to live more than a few weeks ; it was only due to his mother 's great love for her child that he did survive .
2 You will probably be relieved to hear that you 're not expected to memorize that table and to regurgitate it in the exam .
3 Although these managers are not expected to take any responsibility for it , this does mean that notification of a failure in a module is passed through the LIFESPAN system , and individual managers can decide what impact the reported failure has on their modules and packages .
4 Although these managers are not expected to take any responsibility for it , this does mean that notification of a failure in a module is passed through the LIFESPAN system , and individual managers can decide what impact the reported failure has on their modules and packages .
5 The rest of continental Europe is not expected to see any significant growth during the year .
6 Sailors were not expected to undertake more than their normal duties on board ship ; should they , however , be injured as a consequence of " warlike operations " , they would be entitled to a pension or gratuity , and should they lose their lives , dependent relatives would be granted compensation .
7 In contrast , subspecialty trainees , undergoing training in the same institution and at the same time , are allowed a full year of credit but are not expected to undertake any general obstetrics and gynaecology during their subspecialty years .
8 They did so all the more readily because they were not expected to adopt any ideological formula but , rather , were able to put the stamp of their own opinions on the policy of a Party which had no set position of its own .
9 Aidan Marron , defending Wishart and Drummond , said the men had not expected to get such a large haul .
10 The change in the formula for grossing-up net interest caused some uncertainty , though it is not expected to have any significant impact on the level of net dividends companies pay .
11 The anglers were not expected to match that catch rate , as the most effective early season methods were not permitted by the rules , but the winners more than doubled it .
12 It was a perfect day for Bayle to celebrate his 23rd birthday , though he is not expected to contest any of the remaining 11 ties , except perhaps his native French round in July .
13 Next week 's unemployment figures are not expected to show any significant reversal in the recent upward trend .
14 Because he is waiting to see if the anticipatory breach turns into non-performance in fact , he is not expected to buy any replacement goods until the date of actual non-performance .
15 It was particularly galling for the greens to see themselves overtaken by the extreme right National Front , which was being credited last night with 12.5 per cent of the vote but was not expected to win more than a couple of seats .
16 They are not expected to win any seats .
17 She did not expect to see much of Liz and Alix , who had married and made their own lives after another pattern .
18 Er , the position of the British government is this , that it regrets er the inconvenience and the expense , er it would like to see a very sensible resolution but it knows that there will only be a resolution as I know the honourable gentleman knows by unanimity and it does not expect to see that unanimity in the future though it will work for it .
19 Chairman Robin Biggam said that he does not expect to see any improvement until 1993 .
20 I do not expect to see another version as good as Binyon 's …
21 Kowalik looks a good prospect on the evidence of his first two Ipswich meetings and he does not expect to miss many British League meetings .
22 Mr Maitland said that he does not expect to receive any proceeds from the liquidation .
23 Eddie Ramsay , managing director of the Powderhall greyhound track in Edinburgh , said he did not expect to lose much business if the bookmakers did extend their hours .
24 Also , can he confirm that a separatist , socialist , nationalist Scotland could not expect to enjoy all those oil revenues ?
25 The publication of his work generally provoked in Eliot a sense of release — he had evacuated something , to use one of his favourite expressions , and was left with an agreeable sensation of vacancy — and after the appearance of " Little Gidding " in the autumn , he did not expect to do any serious intellectual work during the winter .
26 However , in a semi-strong efficient market as the International Stock Exchange in London we should not expect to find any evidence for P/E ratio being a reliable predictor of returns or volatility of returns .
27 If it were closed down suppose 750 of the men would not expect to find another job and would have to live off social security payments .
28 Clearly , because of the elusive nature of neutrinos we can not expect to capture all of them .
29 Most of them were used to paying regular visits to the friendly neighbourhood pawnbroker , but on the objects they brought to him they could not expect to raise any great sums .
30 Even with the optimism of the participants they could not expect to solve such a problem in four days .
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