Example sentences of "n't expect [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said er but of course the thing is they do n't expect elderly ladies to notice their car numbers and remember them . |
| 2 | Just in case you are thinking of shouting ‘ Help ’ as you run down the street , do n't expect immediate results . |
| 3 | If you decide to follow any of these suggestions , do n't expect immediate results . |
| 4 | Miss Cackle could n't expect ordinary guests to bring ladders with them , could she ? |
| 5 | The county council says it hopes to give residents a choice on where they 'll be moved to and does n't expect compulsory redundancies among care staff . |
| 6 | Do n't expect chatty presenters on a comfy settee just yet . |
| 7 | ‘ You ca n't expect fried eggs to be all tidy . |
| 8 | Do n't expect five-star facilities in a one-star hotel . |
| 9 | Gerstner told the IBM Corp meeting in Tampa , Florida that he does not intend to ‘ lay out a grand scheme ’ for the company : ‘ There has been a lot of speculation , ’ Reuter reports him saying , ‘ that I am going to unveil some great plan , ’ Gerstner said ; ‘ You will see actions , and our actions will speak for themselves , ’ but added that some actions will not emerge until 1994 ; he described it as not entirely accurate to describe IBM 's strategy as ‘ splitting it up into a bunch of little pieces , ’ and added that the dividend may change based on IBM 's performance and outlook ; ‘ We ca n't expect quick fixes , ’ Gerstner told more than 3,000 shareholders at the meeting , ‘ But I do dare to ask your patience , ’ he said ; his top priority is to get IBM 's layoffs completed and ‘ rightsize ’ the company — ‘ I want to get it behind us so we can say to those remaining , ‘ You are are our team , ’ ’ he said ; he acknowledged several times that IBM 's bureaucracy had hampered the company , and elsewhere it was reported that he has ordered managers to dispense with the customary slides and flip charts when they address him — ‘ IBM has changed but some would say not fast enough , ’ but ‘ We can bring IBM back , ’ Gerstner said . |