Example sentences of "n't expect [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ’ Perhaps it was the estrangement of Washington perhaps that he had n't expected Agnes at the Smithsonian but it had been a surprising thrill to see the familiar smile in the crowd .
2 ‘ I do n't expect things to be just good when you do them , however .
3 They do n't expect things to be done perfectly .
4 You do n't expect players to be warned for excessive aggression at this level , but they were , and the first to be admonished was an old hand at listening to finger pointing lectures .
5 ‘ Do n't expect gratitude from these buggers , ’ he says .
6 It 's an exciting opportunity to see a country that came in from the cold — just do n't expect 130mph plus autobahns !
7 We ca n't expect help from her . ’
8 You did n't expect Uncle to be in it …
9 Artists who had been turned down ca n't expect assistance from a record company which already has a number of signed acts needing help and attention .
10 The council does n't expect Swindon to be ready for an assault on Britain in Bloom for some time , but it 's convinced all the effort 's worth it .
11 When you actually abolish these things , you ca n't expect behaviour to be totally unchanged .
12 But you do n't expect rationality from such people .
13 ‘ I do n't expect miracles from him after being out of the first team for seven weeks .
14 Do n't expect Wills to be the perfect ruler
15 Do n't expect Wills to be the perfect ruler
16 Do n't expect Wills to be the perfect ruler
17 We do n't expect videos from emerging artists because they can be very expensive , ’ explains Gatfield .
18 You have to sell yourself and your ideas this year so do n't expect people to automatically recognise your merit and worth .
19 Do n't expect masses of templates , fonts and DTP pretensions from the word processor in PFS:WindowWorks , for example .
20 They were relaxed , joking amongst themselves ; it was a relief to be on a march where they did n't expect trouble after the last few weeks of demonstrations and violence .
21 I do n't expect politicians from Britain and France to understand , and I do n't expect their politics to bring peace here . ’
22 Clearly you ca n't expect admissions of people with disabilities er for example , taking one aspect of that er cultural and er that policy , to be high if you know the building itself is physically inaccessible .
23 WHEN we cast our votes at election time , we do n't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue but we do expect honesty and integrity — traits completely lacking in this discredited Government .
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