Example sentences of "n't [adv] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We once set a case involving a highly seasonal business which ended up with no cash , a big overdraft , lots of creditors and no hope of any more revenue for at least six months : those students who did n't recognize that some pretty drastic immediate action was required ( surprisingly , there were several ) could n't reasonably expect any marks ! |
| 2 | And there was something in his smile and the way it affected her , something in the way his eyes probed into her , that prompted her to add , ‘ To tell the truth , I do n't really expect that ever to happen . ’ |
| 3 | They do n't really expect Labour to make things any better . |
| 4 | They do n't really expect any er any delay erm and they 're expecting to start shipping up here on the Monday . |
| 5 | When he did n't she told herself she had n't really expected any and actually preferred it this way . |
| 6 | I think there 's probably a strong argument against that in human history , and I think we should n't naively expect these very intelligence creatures to be benevolently disposed towards us . |