Example sentences of "n't expect [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever reaction Doyle had expected , he had n't expected a sneering laugh . |
| 2 | He had n't expected the red carpet to be unrolled for him , but he had thought that at last he would be at work , setting up his meetings , on the move . |
| 3 | In the circumstances , I ca n't expect a warm welcome , Sabine thought wryly , as Ernestine silently accepted her light wrap , then conducted her to the salon where Gaston de Rochefort was waiting . |
| 4 | Do n't expect a systematic or even chronological history . |
| 5 | ‘ All the same , I would n't expect a young girl like you to feel that . |
| 6 | On the other hand , do n't expect a nice , soft cotton feel . |
| 7 | Do n't expect a deep tan if your skin is naturally fair . |
| 8 | ‘ We might even fight Tucker first , but until Lennox 's coronation on January 14 , I do n't expect a firm decision to be made about his first defence . ’ |
| 9 | Equally , you ca n't expect a workable accessibility . |
| 10 | At the time the government did n't expect a mass suicide . |
| 11 | ‘ I would n't expect a sympathetic hearing from you , anyway . ’ |
| 12 | Do n't expect a smooth ride ; liberating that which is repressed can be quite traumatic . |
| 13 | But do n't expect a sudden wholesale change from the one architecture to the other , warns Parker ; a number of commercial applications are not amenable to parallelisation , and anyway IBM 's Sysplex clustering will ensure that the existing and new architectures should work together happily . |
| 14 | Do n't expect a Big Bang . |
| 15 | Police committee Chairman Colin Hay said he does n't expect the new man to come up with instant solutions to the problem of rising crime : |
| 16 | Do n't expect the impossible |
| 17 | No , they do n't expect the normal , |
| 18 | And he certainly did n't expect the said Britton to be pointing at him in a manner usually affected by people like Darth Vader or Banquo . |
| 19 | Do n't expect the various parts of solutions to problems to occur to you in the " right " order . |
| 20 | Trent did n't expect the twelve thicknesses of cotton sheet to last but each minute that they held would gain precious distance . |
| 21 | There 's a little old rhyme about sowing crops which accepts that you ca n't expect the maximum potential from a crop every time — you 've got to allow something for the other occupants of the land and it goes : |
| 22 | Do n't expect the high rear wing , fitted to the test car to measure airflow , to make it to the UK . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm told the Peer does n't expect the French to move till July . ’ |
| 24 | But do n't expect the unassuming islander to back you up on that view . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , I must say I did n't expect the red carpet , but neither did I expect you all to look at me as though I were the devil incarnate ! |
| 26 | He does n't expect us to succeed , but on the other hand he does n't expect the German attack to succeed , either . |
| 27 | Do n't expect the same kind of organised tourist activities you 'd find in countries like Austria or Switzerland . |
| 28 | Part-time work , so you ca n't expect the same rates as fulltimers would get . |
| 29 | ‘ After six years of marriage , Clare , you ca n't expect the same relationship as on your wedding day . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Of course I do n't expect the same relationship ! ’ |