Example sentences of "never expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I never expected sampling to be part of it all . |
| 2 | Was it because he had n't spotted it , or because he felt it would be dishonest to do so , or because he never expected criticism ? |
| 3 | ‘ I never expected Maurice to die in such a way . |
| 4 | ‘ I never expected travelling on foot to be so arduous , ’ she said . |
| 5 | ‘ I suppose you had never expected Faith to have any money of her own ? ’ she asked . |
| 6 | She 'd never expected rockets to go off and stars to shoot in all directions — leastways , not from just a casual brush of flesh against flesh … |
| 7 | You could never expect things to last , after all , could not plan more than a few days ahead . |
| 8 | But you can never expect Horowitz to toe the party line which is why , in the end , he succeeded in making so many first-rate recordings . |
| 9 | Of course this can never be true if the occupation has been entered upon for what one can get out of it — one must never expect virtue to bring a reward . |
| 10 | You would anyhow not expect on this occasion any words of wisdom from me , indeed my wife and four daughters would doubtless tell you that you should never expect words of wisdom from me . |
| 11 | She had always laughed , enjoyed the flattery , never expecting love from any of them because she had not loved any of them herself , but this time was different . |