Example sentences of "n't expect it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't expect it to hit me quite so hard , but when I think about it it 's because I 'm so bloody sad that the last fourteen years were spent in dying not in living . |
| 2 | Right , well I did n't expect it to take that long to the apostrophe . |
| 3 | But , he added , he does n't expect it to happen overnight . |
| 4 | But , he added , he does n't expect it to happen overnight . |
| 5 | ‘ You did n't expect it to happen , ’ he said under his breath . |
| 6 | They did n't expect it to last forever especially since he was planning to go to college back East . |
| 7 | We did n't expect it to last as long as it has , and were hoping for some relief by the end of the year . |
| 8 | ‘ No , I do n't expect it does . ’ |
| 9 | We do n't expect it to cause any problems , and we will still be meeting him for talks some time over the next couple of days . ’ |
| 10 | Just do n't expect it to do anything fancy like lift off the arm at the end of the record ; such mechanisms usually degrade the sound , and are best avoided . |
| 11 | Do n't expect it to do all the fancy layout stuff that PageMaker can handle but look at it as a tool for creating automatic invoices , business forms , price lists and so on . |
| 12 | Francis , hands thrust deep into his trouser pockets , said : ‘ I thought he seemed a bit queer at lunch but I did n't expect it to come to this … ’ |
| 13 | And you do n't expect it do you ? |
| 14 | I do n't expect it to match Love Story , but I think he still has a lot of mileage and is well worth supporting . |
| 15 | I would n't expect it to compete for the funnel-web spider ‘ small but deadly ’ award in the same way that a Mesa Boogie .22 could , but look at the price difference and you 'll appreciate why . |
| 16 | We have returns so far from sixty five per cent of the schools and we expect to have the remaining schools before the end of the month , I would n't expect it to change from where we are at the moment but if there was a significant variation then I will be in a position to report back to the Policy Committee at the end of the month but I 'm , I 'm not expecting that need be the case . |
| 17 | But do n't expect it to cost any more by law a midwife must attend your birth and this will be provided by the NHS . |
| 18 | Let's be fair , now ; I do n't expect it makes much difference to Mrs Morgan , or her cat , " Mr Smith said , and a small smile played over his lips as he glanced at Dan Ashton , who grunted and looked down at his feet while Smith continued , " whether you were joking or in deadly seriousness . " |