Example sentences of "expect [adj] people [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think if you all make a mess you should be severely reprimanded quite frankly expect other people to come round and pick up your mess . |
| 2 | I 'd love to be a record success again , but the last LP I made was so bloody personal it was ludicrous : you ca n't write songs about those you love , your children , and expect other people to buy them … |
| 3 | It is unfortunate that this is when most societies expect young people to choose a career . |
| 4 | The , councillor I am not passionate about getting rid of union representation , what I am passionate about is union members paying for their own representation , not me , not the people out there , if they want a full time union official let them pay for it but do n't expect other people to pick up the bill , it 's ludicrous er to er put that sort of money in our budget . |
| 5 | We have to learn to value ourselves before we can expect other people to like us . |
| 6 | We may expect other people to fear rejection in the same way that we do , and be surprised by their directness . |
| 7 | Hungarian-born Mr Soros , 62 , told a London news conference : ‘ I do n't expect other people to make donations of this size . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ Queen Street has always been one of the main access points to the beach and it is too far to expect old people to walk around the end of the development , ’ she added . |
| 11 | People are interpreting other people 's language — and expecting other people to interpret their own — in this way all the time , apparently with a surprising degree of accuracy . |
| 12 | People are interpreting other people 's language — and expecting other people to interpret their own — in this way all the time , apparently with a surprising degree of accuracy . |
| 13 | He always expected other people to clean up after him . |