Example sentences of "[pron] can not expect [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I readily acknowledge that I can not expect definitive statements from the Minister when the answers given by his ministerial colleagues , who have greater legal experience than the Minister and I possess , are , to say the least , somewhat circumspect .
2 You can not expect public support if you do not have the support of your own ministers .
3 ‘ The bad is that we can not expect sharp short term demand recovery , certainly not recovery pulled through by exports ’ , he explained .
4 In retirement we must achieve a state of calm , for we can not expect large segments of our lives to be filled with ecstasy .
5 We can not expect judicial interpretation to unravel the judicial knots … ’
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