Example sentences of "[not/n't] expect [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It said that the move is not expected to impact the 1,100 employees that Sun has in the state . |
| 2 | However States are not expected to monitor the prior treaty commitments of their potential treaty parties to ensure that they are compatible . |
| 3 | The US discount interest rate was on April 30 cut from 6 per cent to 5.5 per cent ; the move was not expected to persuade the German Bundesbank to change its position on interest rates . |
| 4 | So everyone will have to settle for Namibia and Romania , who will make a refreshing change but are not expected to challenge the Southern Hemisphere stranglehold on this tournament . |
| 5 | Remember that if you return home at the end of the session with the work you planned to do uncompleted you can not expect to return the next day or the next week to find the situation exactly as you left it . |
| 6 | She certainly did not expect to see the beautiful cake especially made by Tina Denny , iced in Medau Blue , with our logo girl in one corner , or the surprise presentation of a charming Royal Doulton figurine , accompanied by much love and good wishes . |
| 7 | This time , he does not expect to unseat the Tory incumbent , Mr Robert Adley , who got 35,656 votes in 1987 — against Labour 's 5,174 and the SDP 's 13,282 — but he does hope for a big swing to Labour . |
| 8 | Equally , do not expect to find the same fineness of knotting in a nomadic item as in a rug of workshop origin , although some nomadic rugs are surprisingly finely knotted and consistent in their designs . |
| 9 | Always ask for a slice cut freshly from the salame and do not expect to get the true flavour from a pre-cut chunk on a plate . |
| 10 | Attlee did not expect to win the general election held on 5 July 1945 ( though the result was not declared until 26 July , to allow the votes of the Armed Forces to be garnered from around the globe ) . |
| 11 | Housewives simply do not expect to work the same hours in the home as they would in an office or factory . |
| 12 | If a road sweeper kills the king he ca n't expect to get the same gratuity as a general . |