Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | The parents do not know what to expect of you and you do n't know what to expect of them . |
| 2 | Sue Burrows said : ‘ We do not know what to expect or how many teams will be taking part but we are going there with a positive attitude . |
| 3 | Of course they did not know what to expect . |
| 4 | The client does not know what to expect and it is your responsibility to ensure that he or she does not waste time trying to contact you at inappropriate times . |
| 5 | Could not believe he expected to get it through without having a formal appraisal system . |
| 6 | Like many women , I had not know what to expect and had been shocked at how little I had been told about the reality of giving birth . |
| 7 | She had not known what to expect from this side of marriage since there was no literature available to her on the subject and her mother had told her nothing . |
| 8 | Had he not known who to expect , he would not have recognised his friend . |
| 9 | He eventually flew to Europe , nervous and not knowing what to expect . |
| 10 | A large part of the fun I had testing this guitar through an amplifier came from not knowing what to expect . |
| 11 | She knew what to expect from the cykeman , but she was counting on his not knowing what to expect from her . |
| 12 | We pitched tents in the dark and clambered into our sleeping bags not knowing what to expect the next day . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't think we expected anything else , ’ said Floy , with complete courtesy and Caspar hunched his shoulders crossly and said , ‘ There might be a plan . |
| 14 | ‘ They said it would be all right if I had the serial numbers but I do n't think they expected me back , ’ she said . |
| 15 | Well I do n't think they expect you to anyway . |
| 16 | I do n't think she expected a present |
| 17 | I did n't think you expected anything from this one ! |
| 18 | You do n't think I expected you to have two hundred pounds on you , do you ? |
| 19 | Arms she had n't let herself expect . |
| 20 | Facing the prospect of having your pet put down can be daunting , especially as people often do n't know what to expect . |
| 21 | ‘ After leading last year I then relaxed , partly because I did n't know what to expect , and ended up missing the four-round cut by one shot . ’ |
| 22 | The visit could be ‘ frightening ’ to a practitioner who does n't know what to expect . |
| 23 | You have no reputation to encourage a publisher ; they do n't know what to expect . |
| 24 | The parents do not know what to expect of you and you do n't know what to expect of them . |
| 25 | I had never been to Asia before and really did n't know what to expect . |
| 26 | As Wittgenstein observed : ‘ If however I doubt whether a spider feels pain , it is not because I do n't know what to expect ’ ( Z 564 ) . |
| 27 | Going to a new prison , you do n't know what to expect . |
| 28 | I did n't know what to expect when I came back to school . |
| 29 | I did n't know what to expect and no-one had really told me . |
| 30 | Sabine did n't know what to expect . |