Example sentences of "[verb] not expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I would n't er I do n't expect most things will completely but anyway we 'll see . |
| 2 | Abolitionists did not expect immediate conversion by slaveholders ; it was not necessary in so far as they were sure planters could not for long resist the economic imperatives . |
| 3 | I did not expect such kindness … |
| 4 | When Qaddafi abolished the state he did not expect Libyan society to collapse into fragments . |
| 5 | I did not expect another career , since I felt that I had already had one , but in the event I found not only that , but a fascinating path through life that my original naval calling could not possibly have produced . |
| 6 | He did not expect domestic coal supplies to be insulated from world price trends — especially as government grants to the National Coal Board will have to rise over the next few years . |
| 7 | Owen , though , did not expect any difficulty . |
| 8 | No , and it says erm I really did not expect any Grace to answer . |
| 9 | Sixty per cent of 1800 managing directors interviewed did not expect any improvement either in sales or new orders and 80 per cent said that they would either not be recruiting new staff or shedding staff . |
| 10 | He stated that he did not expect any hostility when he returned to London . |
| 11 | I am a woman , and also a writer who has used up her allotment of renown during her own lifetime ; and on those two grounds I do not expect much pity , or much understanding , from posterity . |
| 12 | I do not expect much joy from the Minister tonight , but I give warning that , for the time I remain on these Benches , with the label on which I came here eight and a half years ago — as a Labour Member of Parliament , albeit a Member who has a label beneath his name on the TV as an expelled Labour Member — I shall bring before the House the necessary measures not just to talk about the death of the poll tax but to bury it once and for all . |
| 13 | Although we predict that many of these sites are DNA-PK phosphorylation sites , we do not expect all Ser-Gln motifs to serve as DNA-PK recognition elements . |
| 14 | Do not expect instant results , especially if the baby has diarrhoea or colic — it may take up to two weeks for the baby 's digestive system to return to normal . |
| 15 | Even so we do not expect such spells to lead to permanent changes in our lifestyle . |
| 16 | One can not prove a personal judgment of this kind , and I do not expect immediate assent to it . |
| 17 | But do not expect American protectionists to give up : next year , as domestic demand revives , the deficit will surely widen again . |
| 18 | Do not expect these wines to taste like champagne . |
| 19 | I do not expect any difficulty in getting approval for the larger sum , and can do that at the same time as tenders are to hand for acceptance , but it will remain important to contain the total project cost as far as possible . |
| 20 | We do not expect any component buying problem to be encountered by constructors of the Vehicle Watchdog . |
| 21 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
| 22 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
| 23 | We do not expect any blowback . ’ |
| 24 | Independently , she and the other directors do not expect potential clients to start making firm decisions before the end of the year . |
| 25 | Although they appear to have stabilised , we do not expect those markets to settle down until Spring next year particularly with the impact of a weak dollar . |
| 26 | It was still early so I did n't expect many customers , but I did expect more than one — me . |
| 27 | People did n't expect such violence and brutality . |
| 28 | No , we did n't sack anybody who worked in children 's homes , we did n't sack anybody who was at the front line of s services and we certainly did n't expect other people to pay for our circus tickets . |
| 29 | of our officers who work in children 's homes , we did n't sack anybody who was at the front line of s services and we certainly did n't expect other people to pay for our circus tickets . |
| 30 | ‘ I did n't expect this treatment from my father 's oldest friend , ’ said Monks angrily , sitting down with a frown on his face . |