Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [not/n't] expect [adj] " 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 | One can not prove a personal judgment of this kind , and I do not expect immediate assent to it . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ The reason I have called you both here is to remind you that you are now second-year witches , and I do not expect this ridiculous feud between you two girls to continue . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Hungarian-born Mr Soros , 62 , told a London news conference : ‘ I do n't expect other people to make donations of this size . |
| 8 | I do n't expect you to remember Higginbottom and Smith fifty four y'know I do n't expect that in an exam . |
| 9 | I was surprised to hear you have a fear of drowning , but I do n't expect that is bothering you on a big ship . |
| 10 | But I do n't expect much change out of £6,000 . ’ |
| 11 | Of course , I do n't expect all the little people reading it to attain the heights I have — and I mean , literally , the heights . |
| 12 | Manager Andy Roxburgh said : ‘ I do n't expect any problems . |
| 13 | We 've actually had a Delegates Conference in April and we meet the company in July and I do n't expect any sold the bread waiting for a massive increase in pay . |
| 14 | I do n't expect any of the players in Cwmni Theatr y Dreflan will suffer from any such illusions of greatness . |
| 15 | I do n't expect most people to agree with these figures . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I did not expect that from you . ’ |
| 17 | I did not expect such kindness … |
| 18 | ‘ I did not expect this from you , Louisa . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I did n't expect that , did I ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ It hurt , all right , ’ he said , ‘ but I did n't expect that to be the result of the accident . |
| 22 | The second point i is this issue about self containment , er Mr Davis accused me this morning of using some somewhat outlandish words , I think , erm , I did obviously refer to the er my vision of what a new settlement of this size proposed would be , and I I did n't in that mean to imply that I did n't in that mean to imply that I did n't expect that with the right planning that it could n't have clearly local facilities , local school , library , etcetera , but it seemed to me quite clear that the scale proposed it would not have the higher order functions which as we 've heard earlier , Greater York has been defined based on York 's planning assumptions , clearly the major shopping , educational , and social facilities will continue to be provided in the city , and it will produce what is in effect dormitory settlement . |
| 23 | Despite the instruction often given by teachers to emphasise personal involvement towards the end of an essay , you should avoid the sort of over-personalised ending found in this essay : After reading the first paragraph , I did n't expect such an exciting story , but gradually I got more and more involved in the narrative and finally overwhelmed by this splendid spectacle , which I could vividly visualise . |
| 24 | It was still early so I did n't expect many customers , but I did expect more than one — me . |
| 25 | I did n't expect this sort of driving from a three-times world champion . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I did n't expect this . |
| 27 | ‘ I did n't expect this extra bit of spare time . ’ |
| 28 | I did n't expect this of you . |
| 29 | ‘ I did n't expect this treatment from my father 's oldest friend , ’ said Monks angrily , sitting down with a frown on his face . |
| 30 | ‘ I did n't expect this . ’ |