Example sentences of "expect too [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The consultants clearly expected too much from an over-generalised model , and as a result they produce results which lurch from the absurd to the ludicrous . |
| 2 | She had expected too much of Philippa . |
| 3 | In the first place men have expected too much of the ‘ new ’ woman . |
| 4 | Perhaps he had expected too much of him ? |
| 5 | December 22 , 1845 : People used to say to me , ‘ You expect too much — you are too romantic ’ . |
| 6 | He says : ‘ If you expect too much of people , you are going to be disappointed . |
| 7 | ‘ You probably expect too much of yourself , ’ she said dispassionately . |
| 8 | The biggest snag , says Mr Moore , is that some of the company 's employees expect too much of the new system , and are disappointed when it fails to deliver miracles . |
| 9 | Criticism of the retraining schemes is often that they train people for jobs that are not always available to them and they expect too much mobility from people who have further reasons , in their disability , for being reluctant to move from their familiar surroundings . |
| 10 | ‘ You expect too much . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ You expect too much of me , Maria , ’ he told her tautly . |
| 12 | ‘ You expect too much , ’ said Tuathal . |
| 13 | ‘ Some people expect too much . ’ |
| 14 | In conclusion , hopes that the " outcomes movement " will become the " central nervous system that can help us cope with the complexities of modern medicine " ( Epstein 1990 ) expect too much from a promising development . |
| 15 | ‘ You expect too much . |
| 16 | Lastly , do n't expect too much . |
| 17 | And my answer always was that I could not expect too much when I expected nothing at all for I never thought that anyone whom I could love , would stoop to love ME . |
| 18 | Living happily ever after may not be so common these days , but as we have a much greater life expectancy , perhaps we should n't expect too much of only one marriage . |
| 19 | Go and see it by all means , but do n't expect too much . |
| 20 | It is certainly right to hold the inquiry but we should not expect too much from it . |
| 21 | Just as we should not expect too much from those West German areas that have simply erected speed restriction signs without reinforcing the message with physical infrastructure , so design changes alone , though better than legal changes alone , are still inadequate . |
| 22 | My mother soon began to drum into me the notion that I was different because of my eyesight , and therefore that I should not expect too much out of life . |
| 23 | ‘ You must n't expect too much of it . |
| 24 | Do not expect too much in the early stages , even if your dog has become a model pupil at home . |
| 25 | You ca n't expect too much of music . |
| 26 | Do not expect too much from the new states ; expect compassion fatigue from the rest of the world . |
| 27 | The ‘ evening ’ , if such it could be called , had not been exactly successful , though one obviously should n't expect too much of a chance meeting . |
| 28 | ‘ Our fans should n't expect too much from us . |
| 29 | It 's very rare you you 'll find actually somebody who 's working who would who would buy these things off somebody unemployed because they 'd expect too much off them . |
| 30 | ‘ Yes … but do n't expect too much from that . |