Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] [not/n't] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I tell you this because I know that I can not expect trust if I do not give it . |
2 | I know I have n't anything to offer her and that it might be years before I could afford to run a house and give her the kind of life style she 's used to , so I would n't expect Sir Philip to agree to it for a long while . ’ |
3 | It was obviously very cheap , so she would n't expect compensation . |
4 | We have come to appreciate that we can not expect children to live by our adult standards too early , or too quickly , without doing them harm ; but nor should we expect them to socialize themselves . |
5 | Their commitment to each other was made , after all , and she could n't expect Rohan to jettison every other aspect of his life in her favour . |
6 | ‘ But you ca n't expect Arnold Bros ( est. 1905 ) to help us if we show we do n't trust him ! ’ |
7 | Every day we change a little , but you would n't expect Matthew not to know us , would you , eh ? ’ |