Example sentences of "n't expect the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I had n't expected the papers to pick up on Thomas 's birth , ’ she went on , ‘ but when they did and when it was taken for granted that he was Simon 's I let that be , too . ’ |
| 2 | What I had n't expected was the reaction we got here today which is that erm whilst there are smiling dis , he 's smiling now , there are smiling districts who might be pleased to be named as areas in which a major exception might be accommodated and I had n't expected the others would like a bit of it if there was one going too . |
| 3 | The poet had n't expected the programme to leave this in , and he was shocked . |
| 4 | Even if I had n't expected the gunships , their colours would have told me what they were . |
| 5 | Another was already on the way , off-target because Zeno had n't expected the gunshot . |
| 6 | They had n't expected the terrorists to turn up for at least another two days . |
| 7 | But surely you ca n't expect the government , now that the ambulance dispute in the public sector is in its sixth month to get what you 'd call a substantial , possibly double figured settlement ? |
| 8 | They are simply not they do n't expect the level of sexual tension that they seem to be identifying as a problem in Oxford . |
| 9 | Aran does n't expect the Transaction Point acquisition to impact end of year net profits to March 31 1993 — the costs will be incurred as an extraordinary item charge . |
| 10 | We did n't expect the country we edged last year to look so much better than our team this summer . |
| 11 | I do n't expect the Union to like that , but I 'm perfectly happy as I am ’ . |
| 12 | Erm , specialist newspapers , I really do n't expect the Times erm , to have any effect on the F T's sale . |
| 13 | That means joint commissioning , you have an example later on in your agenda in relation to learning disability services , I think it 's items nine , nine and eleven , erm , er , perhaps the most controversial part of the proposals that I 've , I 've put before the authorities , is that you do n't expect the structures for joint care planning to carry the full weight of joint commissioning when you 're talking about main budgets . |
| 14 | Too easily it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy : ‘ We ca n't expect the majority of students to do very well — so do n't blame us for the failures . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We expected Uri to bend a few spoons but we did n't expect the viewers to bend the truth , ’ he said . |
| 16 | Erm the I think er two comments for David is close to this and the one that we do n't expect the P and L charge starting in ninety three and going onwards to be quotes material I E it 's getting quite modest , it 's not sort of mega bucks . |
| 17 | Although I did n't expect the floods to be as high as they were my friend , Matthew , and I had planned to go out in this American style canoe . |
| 18 | I do n't expect the heartbeat award scheme to suffer , I will be in touch with Matthew fairly closely to ensure that , but I think the position of the labour group is that we can not support these recommendations as they are but we offer you a compromise solution . |
| 19 | ‘ Not very imaginative , and I do n't expect the accommodation will be marvellous , but it will do for one night . ’ |
| 20 | As Diana Gilbert , Ricoh 's product manager for Group 4 fax wryly observes : ‘ You ca n't expect the world to change overnight just because the technology is perfect ’ . |
| 21 | The next problem is that not all programs make use of the ANSI.SYS so do n't expect the key swap to be honoured by everything . |
| 22 | They do n't expect the train to be back on the tracks until the turn of the century . |
| 23 | ‘ I genuinely did n't expect the team to be at the bottom of the Premier League . |
| 24 | We would n't expect the County Council to be proceeding to approval of the plan , but merely an approval in principle or an approval of the concept . |
| 25 | ‘ I certainly did n't expect the Warwickshire captaincy , as Bob was a very good skipper as well as being a very nice chap . |
| 26 | I just did n't expect the doctor to see her quite so soon . ’ |
| 27 | The last myth to put from your mind … do n't expect the practitioner to click his/her fingers and you suddenly emerge from your stupor . |
| 28 | This confirms previous reports last week strenuously denied by both Digital and Ingres UK management : both parties say ‘ negotiations ’ on the deal are currently under way at the DECWorld extravaganza in Boston , but do n't expect the cards to fall any other way . |
| 29 | The company troubled by problems of getting the database off the mainframe and running on local area networks and Unix , did n't expect the modifications to be so extensive . |
| 30 | I was n't expecting the press to get hold of it , mind you ; but it may be no bad thing . ’ |