Example sentences of "not expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea that the colonies might be told to go their own way was not considered ; an administrative system was set up to make sure that the King 's orders were obeyed on the far side of the Atlantic as much as in the more distant parts of the British Isles — it was realized that he could not expect complete obedience , and in some respects the system was losing its impetus even by the beginning of the eighteenth century , but the shift from the Greek pattern of virtual independence to the Roman pattern of general obedience in the colonies had been made and there was no reason to think it would be reversed . |
| 2 | One can not prove a personal judgment of this kind , and I do not expect immediate assent to it . |
| 3 | Abolitionists did not expect immediate conversion by slaveholders ; it was not necessary in so far as they were sure planters could not for long resist the economic imperatives . |
| 4 | He was less severe with me than he would have been normally , but I saw I could not expect great leniency from him . |
| 5 | Do not expect instant results , especially if the baby has diarrhoea or colic — it may take up to two weeks for the baby 's digestive system to return to normal . |
| 6 | Complaints about government appointments or policies could only be met by Law with the barren reply that the party could not expect total control and that in coalition such things must happen — which is just what the critics were saying too . |
| 7 | The West should not expect outstanding interest to be paid off before 1993 . |
| 8 | But do not expect American protectionists to give up : next year , as domestic demand revives , the deficit will surely widen again . |
| 9 | We can not expect judicial interpretation to unravel the judicial knots … ’ |
| 10 | You can not expect public support if you do not have the support of your own ministers . |
| 11 | He did not expect domestic coal supplies to be insulated from world price trends — especially as government grants to the National Coal Board will have to rise over the next few years . |
| 12 | We must consequently not expect Greek callers at Palestinian ports to go up to Jerusalem for the pleasure of observing Jewish festivals . |
| 13 | When Qaddafi abolished the state he did not expect Libyan society to collapse into fragments . |
| 14 | Independently , she and the other directors do not expect potential clients to start making firm decisions before the end of the year . |
| 15 | Deutsche Bank Research says it does not expect northern EC members to revalue or devalue their currencies before the introduction of the single European currency . |
| 16 | I readily acknowledge that I can not expect definitive statements from the Minister when the answers given by his ministerial colleagues , who have greater legal experience than the Minister and I possess , are , to say the least , somewhat circumspect . |
| 17 | They consider that there is no reason why parties should not expect fair procedures to be followed , and that the public law decision Ridge v Baldwin [ 1964 ] AC 40 applies the rules of natural justice to any person making a decision about individuals . |
| 18 | Where it is not supported , the reason is often , as suggested by Rundquist ( 1980 , 1983 ) , because the spending patterns are already set by the geography of demands ( one would not expect large spending on subsidies for cotton farmers in New Hampshire , for example ) and the goal of the pork barrellers is rather to get plenty of money for the programme than to direct it to certain areas rather than others . |
| 19 | In retirement we must achieve a state of calm , for we can not expect large segments of our lives to be filled with ecstasy . |
| 20 | However , direct coercive sanctions require continuous effort , and may in fact be a rather brittle form of social control , so we should not expect dominant groups in different societies to rely wholly and simply on such crude means of retaining their power and privilege , especially where their position has long been entrenched . |