Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [not/n't] expect [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I do not expect the full effect to be felt until next year , when I am sure we can expect a megaseller each month . |
| 2 | ‘ We might even fight Tucker first , but until Lennox 's coronation on January 14 , I do n't expect a firm decision to be made about his first defence . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't expect an immediate answer . |
| 4 | ‘ Of course I do n't expect the same relationship ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Well , I must say I did n't expect the red carpet , but neither did I expect you all to look at me as though I were the devil incarnate ! |
| 6 | I had not expected the twentieth century to show such a steep decline both in numbers and in quality , though I was less surprised to see the cultural importance of the nineteenth century . |
| 7 | ‘ Surely you do n't expect the same kind of generosity from me ? |
| 8 | Whilst we did not expect the same standard of play we should have expected something better . |
| 9 | It is clear from our analysis in the previous section that we do not expect the strange invariant set produced at r 13.926 to be stable and we do not expect it to show up in numerical simulations ; the behaviour described in ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) above ( r } 13.926 ) can not be predicted from the purely local analysis . |
| 10 | We had not expected the Prime Minister to look at her watch and say , ‘ I see it 's only eleven , so we have half an hour in hand . |
| 11 | Given their portrayal by trade unionists as rich members of the bourgeouisie who were concerned only over the value of their property , they did not expect a sympathetic reception from workers . |
| 12 | No , they do n't expect the normal , |
| 13 | They do not expect the medical profession to be disinterested , and are disappointed if it does not provide advice and support . |
| 14 | Pierce took the logical view that he did not expect the All Black selectors to be interested in him again . |
| 15 | He did not expect the French empire to be reconstituted at the end of the war . |
| 16 | Whatever reaction Doyle had expected , he had n't expected a sneering laugh . |
| 17 | He had n't expected the red carpet to be unrolled for him , but he had thought that at last he would be at work , setting up his meetings , on the move . |
| 18 | Police committee Chairman Colin Hay said he does n't expect the new man to come up with instant solutions to the problem of rising crime : |
| 19 | He does n't expect us to succeed , but on the other hand he does n't expect the German attack to succeed , either . |
| 20 | It does not expect a frail humanity to be capable of loving our neighbours more than ourselves : that would be a task of saintly dimension . |
| 21 | Memorex reported a $120m net loss for the nine months to December and the New York rating agency says that it does not expect the fourth quarter net outturn to be much better . |