Example sentences of "[not/n't] expect [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so we do not expect such spells to lead to permanent changes in our lifestyle . |
| 2 | But do not expect American protectionists to give up : next year , as domestic demand revives , the deficit will surely widen again . |
| 3 | We can not expect judicial interpretation to unravel the judicial knots … ’ |
| 4 | When Qaddafi abolished the state he did not expect Libyan society to collapse into fragments . |
| 5 | Independently , she and the other directors do not expect potential clients to start making firm decisions before the end of the year . |
| 6 | Although they appear to have stabilised , we do not expect those markets to settle down until Spring next year particularly with the impact of a weak dollar . |
| 7 | Do not expect these wines to taste like champagne . |
| 8 | If , however , you are cynical enough to believe that the shelf-life of a tax efficient investment is inversely proportional to the number of national press articles highlighting its advantages , then you will not expect these rules to remain as generous as this forever . |
| 9 | ( Mar 21-Apr 20 ) The situation in the heavens is rather complex , if not explosive , at the moment and you really can not expect any favours to come your way either at home or on the work front . |
| 10 | No , and it says erm I really did not expect any Grace to answer . |
| 11 | He said er but of course the thing is they do n't expect elderly ladies to notice their car numbers and remember them . |
| 12 | Besides its low-profile Object Group Common Object Request Broker Architecture-compliant Application Control Architecture Service application integration scheme , it thinks that COSE might like Habitat , its technology for enabling an operating system to take on the personality of another as it does with Unix System V.4 on its OSF/1 system — and it would n't expect fellow COSEs to implement it right away . |
| 13 | It would n't expect fellow COSEs to implement it right away . |
| 14 | Miss Cackle could n't expect ordinary guests to bring ladders with them , could she ? |
| 15 | The , councillor I am not passionate about getting rid of union representation , what I am passionate about is union members paying for their own representation , not me , not the people out there , if they want a full time union official let them pay for it but do n't expect other people to pick up the bill , it 's ludicrous er to er put that sort of money in our budget . |
| 16 | No , we did n't sack anybody who worked in children 's homes , we did n't sack anybody who was at the front line of s services and we certainly did n't expect other people to pay for our circus tickets . |
| 17 | of our officers who work in children 's homes , we did n't sack anybody who was at the front line of s services and we certainly did n't expect other people to pay for our circus tickets . |
| 18 | Hungarian-born Mr Soros , 62 , told a London news conference : ‘ I do n't expect other people to make donations of this size . |
| 19 | Everyone in the village is shocked , you do n't expect such things to happen in a quiet backwater . |
| 20 | You ca n't expect one person to satisfy all your needs . ’ |
| 21 | I do n't expect most people to agree with these figures . |
| 22 | You would n't expect another adult to put up with an interminable monologue from you . |
| 23 | The company says it does n't expect enough volunteers to come forward to cover the six hundred job losses announced yesterday but union policy is firmly against enforced lay-offs . |
| 24 | Do n't expect this router to produce complex edge patterns using one large cutter : more decorative edges can be formed if the user is patient and makes several simpler profiles which can be fixed together . |