Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] can [not/n't] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I readily acknowledge that I can not expect definitive statements from the Minister when the answers given by his ministerial colleagues , who have greater legal experience than the Minister and I possess , are , to say the least , somewhat circumspect . |
| 2 | It must be emphasised that you can not expect any financial support from the University . |
| 3 | ‘ The bad is that we can not expect sharp short term demand recovery , certainly not recovery pulled through by exports ’ , he explained . |
| 4 | But you can not expect another to carry out a task if he or she is constantly being observed by someone else . |
| 5 | But we can not expect any Psalm reflecting the years of oppression and revolt to be exactly comparable with the situation described from a later point of view in the Books of Maccabees ; and if we can not use the Books of Maccabees in this way any certain terms of comparison are lacking altogether . |
| 6 | In retirement we must achieve a state of calm , for we can not expect large segments of our lives to be filled with ecstasy . |