Example sentences of "not [pron] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also flicker in places ; not something you expect to see in games these days . |
| 2 | He says it 's a great shock to everybody and not something you expect to affect such a young chap . |
| 3 | So far this year our revenues are ahead and still healthy , but they are not what we expected . |
| 4 | Not what we expect . |
| 5 | People who do sometimes find out they are very unhappy , either because the course is not what they expected , or because they just do n't like the institution . |
| 6 | Not what one expected of the wife of the senior partner , Tim observed , thinking smugly of his own immaculately turned-out Patrice , who would refuse to eat if she put on even an extra pound and who would as soon leave the house naked as without make-up . |
| 7 | Not what one expects from a headmaster . |
| 8 | Was that not what he expected from Asian shopkeepers , and did that justify breaking their bones ? |
| 9 | It was not what he expected . |
| 10 | I like Alice in Wonderland because of the funny creatures and because they talk like people except it is not what you expect . |
| 11 | It 's not what you expect when you buy a bunch of bananas . |
| 12 | But when yo when you walk in the door , I mean , first Stuart knew so he that 's why he took me in , and we walk in and there 's a head waiter would you like a table for two sir would you like a non smoking or a smo and then he showed you to your table and pulled your chair , you know , I mean tha not what you expect in a tea shop or coffee place you know i ha ha and they have proper waitresses with the little hat on , you know she 'll get about four tables so they 're looking after you and even on your saucer where you had your I mean yo your teapot and everything on the saucer 's a little mat so that you do n't drip , if it drips |
| 13 | ‘ It 's not what I expected , ’ he said as she came alongside him . |
| 14 | ‘ It was not what I expected , but I have not yet had a real chance to find out what went wrong . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're not what I expected . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ To be honest , you 're not what I expected , either . ’ |
| 17 | say no , it 's not what I expected . |
| 18 | It 's not what I expect and not what I want . |
| 19 | Seventy-nine is not what I expect to see . ’ |
| 20 | But it 's a shock , you see , after expecting you home all that time you was in hospital — it 's not what she expected , that you would be off somewhere else . |
| 21 | ‘ St Maarten was too crowded , and was n't what I expected . |
| 22 | It is n't what I expected to find . |
| 23 | But if your exam results were n't what you expected , or if you are not sure what to do next , here is some useful information and advice . |
| 24 | Whatever it was , it was n't what she expected from a man . |