Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] not expect [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't expect things to be just good when you do them , however . |
| 2 | You did n't expect Uncle to be in it … |
| 3 | You do n't expect players to be warned for excessive aggression at this level , but they were , and the first to be admonished was an old hand at listening to finger pointing lectures . |
| 4 | WHEN we cast our votes at election time , we do n't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue but we do expect honesty and integrity — traits completely lacking in this discredited Government . |
| 5 | They do n't expect things to be done perfectly . |
| 6 | He had not expected Rain to be there and definitely expected her to leave before he did . |
| 7 | He had not expected Wang to be so upset , so patently indignant . |
| 8 | He had not expected Eleanor to beard his lodgings in Earls Court , especially as he had given Mrs Avery the same instructions about visitors as he had given Nurse Goodman . |