Example sentences of "[not/n't] expect [art] [adj] [noun sg] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | But on March 20th , a week before the hearing was due , he withdrew his request , saying that he could not expect a fair hearing from the governor and had no wish to take part in an ‘ empty game ’ . |
| 2 | Given their portrayal by trade unionists as rich members of the bourgeouisie who were concerned only over the value of their property , they did not expect a sympathetic reception from workers . |
| 3 | Your ruler , Mercury , turns retrograde on the 11th which means that from this point you must be prepared to sit certain situations out and not to expect an immediate response from people . |
| 4 | ‘ I would n't expect a sympathetic hearing from you , anyway . ’ |
| 5 | There 's a little old rhyme about sowing crops which accepts that you ca n't expect the maximum potential from a crop every time — you 've got to allow something for the other occupants of the land and it goes : |