Example sentences of "not expect the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 We had not expected the Prime Minister to look at her watch and say , ‘ I see it 's only eleven , so we have half an hour in hand .
2 I had not expected the twentieth century to show such a steep decline both in numbers and in quality , though I was less surprised to see the cultural importance of the nineteenth century .
3 Furthermore , the above is transcribed into fine-class phonemes and , as we saw in the previous section , we can not expect the front end to be so accurate , and indeed we may not want it to try .
4 Although Sir Campbell did not expect the strong sales growth of the first half to continue , he anticipated satisfactory results for the full year .
5 He was certainly not one of the ‘ tame ’ scholars and did not expect the young people to be so .
6 The turbo is not just a bolt-on ‘ goodie ’ for a normally aspirated engine The turbo engine has uprated valve gear , bearings , fuel pump and manifolding as well as improved cooling and lubrication systems I would not expect the normal 2 5 engine fitted with an after market turbo to have the same longevity as the factory built turbo diesel engine
7 Managers did not expect the two pieces of equipment would compete with each other .
8 It is clear from our analysis in the previous section that we do not expect the strange invariant set produced at r 13.926 to be stable and we do not expect it to show up in numerical simulations ; the behaviour described in ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) above ( r } 13.926 ) can not be predicted from the purely local analysis .
9 Since the Soviet Union had no forces in the region , or only token forces in the 1950s and 1960s it is likely that Soviet leaders did not expect the Western allies to take these early proposals altogether seriously .
10 From common sense one would not expect the mere possession of a regular , orderly arrangement of atoms or molecules to be a cause of weakness , and of course it is n't .
11 Moreover , one should not expect the liberal ideology of today , as revealed in ordinary discourse , to reflect the universalistic aspirations of the Enlightenment .
12 Pierce took the logical view that he did not expect the All Black selectors to be interested in him again .
13 The football stable must be cleansed and further breakages of the law regarding payments will be dealt with in such a severe manner that I now give warning that clubs and players must not expect the slightest leniency …
14 However , I do not expect the full effect to be felt until next year , when I am sure we can expect a megaseller each month .
15 Whilst we did not expect the same standard of play we should have expected something better .
16 He did not expect the French empire to be reconstituted at the end of the war .
17 They do not expect the medical profession to be disinterested , and are disappointed if it does not provide advice and support .
18 Looking further ahead to the mid-1990s , the [ Mt does not expect the three big economies ' external imbalances to change as a percentage of GNP — in dollar terms they will rise-assuming economic policies and exchange rates stay the same .
19 Memorex reported a $120m net loss for the nine months to December and the New York rating agency says that it does not expect the fourth quarter net outturn to be much better .
20 Well , she 'd been warned not to expect the welcome mat , Sabine thought , as she drove under the arch .
21 He had chosen this woman specifically because she was the sort she was — a simple type , immediately responsive to the baby , no outside involvements , so she was free to give her entire time to him , willing to do without time off while the baby was still on the breast , and not expecting the massive salary most women would want for a job like this .
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