Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [adv] expect me [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | You would n't honestly expect me to let you get away with that sort of behaviour , would you ? ’ |
2 | ‘ You ca n't possibly expect me to carry on this sort of charade — not for that length of time ? ’ |
3 | You ca n't really expect me to go fishing about underneath your bed if I do n't even know what I might find under it , now can you ? ’ |
4 | ‘ I admire your tenacity in sticking to your story , ’ he intoned , ‘ but even you ca n't really expect me to believe a word of it . |
5 | Come on , you ca n't seriously expect me to keep my nose out of things at this stage , Ellis . |