Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] [not/n't] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ Perhaps it was the estrangement of Washington perhaps that he had n't expected Agnes at the Smithsonian but it had been a surprising thrill to see the familiar smile in the crowd . |
| 2 | ‘ We tell our residents that we offer homes for life , and we do not expect people to move on , ’ she explained . |
| 3 | And one does n't expect thanks , of course , but when they use the handout — and then turn round and start blaspheming , you really do want to chuck the whole business up , and go and become a monk , or something . ’ |
| 4 | But you do n't expect rationality from such people . |
| 5 | We are providing a great deal of advice and training for officials of different carriers — and not merely for British Airways , because we do not expect airline officials to be immigration officers ; that is not their function . |
| 6 | Stephen would have liked further education , though he had n't expected Oxford or Cambridge or even , say , Nottingham . |