Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] expect too [adj] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 You must n't expect too much of it .
4 I think you should n't expect too much from them , but I think anything which makes maths interesting or enjoyable is worthwhile .
5 You ca n't expect too much of music .
6 It is certainly right to hold the inquiry but we should not expect too much from it .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 Clearly we should n't expect too many functional similarities between the visual cortices of rats , cats , and monkeys .
10 One may argue that ( although one should not expect too sympathetic a hearing in the courts ) : 1 .
11 As this is one of the main characteristics of the late medieval rural economy , one must not expect too much from the evidence of excavations .
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