Example sentences of "[not/n't] expect [noun] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | He had not expected Rain to be there and definitely expected her to leave before he did . |
2 | He had not expected Wang to be so upset , so patently indignant . |
3 | She would not expect Rachaela to be home in any case and always had her lunch and tea with Emma . |
4 | ‘ I do n't expect things to be just good when you do them , however . |
5 | They do n't expect things to be done perfectly . |
6 | You do n't expect players to be warned for excessive aggression at this level , but they were , and the first to be admonished was an old hand at listening to finger pointing lectures . |
7 | You did n't expect Uncle to be in it … |
8 | The council does n't expect Swindon to be ready for an assault on Britain in Bloom for some time , but it 's convinced all the effort 's worth it . |
9 | When you actually abolish these things , you ca n't expect behaviour to be totally unchanged . |
10 | Do n't expect Wills to be the perfect ruler |
11 | Do n't expect Wills to be the perfect ruler |
12 | Do n't expect Wills to be the perfect ruler |
13 | WHEN we cast our votes at election time , we do n't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue but we do expect honesty and integrity — traits completely lacking in this discredited Government . |