Example sentences of "[pers pn] do [adv] expect [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not expect to see another version as good as Binyon 's … |
| 2 | Taking into account the length for the length of the features and the cons the consultation that take place and the length of time they take , I do not expect to see er Bungay bypass construction for some time yet , but I do expect the County Council to progress on that in such a manner that Bungay will not grind to a halt . |
| 3 | I do not expect to encounter ‘ the Lady ’ in that particular form again ; she represented a power to watch over and sustain me , and her qualities were ones that were especially lacking in my own life at that time — practicality , solidity and a refusal to get flustered . |
| 4 | I do not expect to have to remind a senior staff nurse that she should have more consideration for my dining-room staff ! ’ |
| 5 | But otherwise I I do n't expect to need any more work on this for this Friday . |
| 6 | The US Masters champion said : ‘ To be the best in the world you 've got to play around the world , but I do n't expect to see Americans playing over here . |
| 7 | I have applied to the grant scheme Environment Wales for some funds , but I do n't expect to get more than a few hundred pounds , if anything at all . |
| 8 | I cos quite frankly I have never heard such an exciting R S P C A man as that last one so I do n't expect to get much response to that . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't expect to have to eat my meal with someone breathing down my neck . ’ |
| 10 | Now one can say well what are we aiming for in terms of the sexual harassment free environment , and I think that what one would be aiming for is if not the atmosphere of a girls ' convent school one 's certainly aiming at an environment where women can work and study and interact without the sense of being constantly on display as sexual objects , and , you know , to that extent I do n't know if it is the case that a large number of the respondents are saying , you know , ‘ I have come from an environment when I have n't had to deal with this before , and I do n't expect to have to deal with it ’ then we should certainly sit up and take notice of that . |
| 11 | I did not expect to survive but miraculously I escaped and got out of the country . |
| 12 | ‘ Ken Barlow is one character I did not expect to survive for any great length of time , ’ said the Street 's creator Warren , 55 . |
| 13 | — I did not expect to survive that long . |
| 14 | Although I had been informed that the present French artists were low in merit , I did not expect to find them , with little exception , so totally devoid of it . |
| 15 | ‘ I did not expect to find he was married . |
| 16 | What I did not expect to find — and what I did find — was a strong Roman impact on the intellectual relations between Greeks and Jews or Celts or Iranians as soon as Roman power began to be felt outside Italy in the second century B.C. The influence of Rome on the minds of those who came into contact with it was quick and strong . |
| 17 | The one thing I did not expect to find was a single neat principle accounting for almost every odd aspect of Western usage of meat . |
| 18 | but I realised that big weight losses often happen to very overweight people at the beginning of their diets , so I did n't expect to continue at anything like that pace . |
| 19 | After my tour , I did n't expect to hit top form right away . |
| 20 | There did not seem much point in working at my research , because I did n't expect to live long enough to finish my Ph.D . |
| 21 | You can cause hysterics all round with such apparently innocent remarks as the bride 's father saying , ‘ I did n't expect to enjoy myself so much . |
| 22 | Hendry , still without a ranking event title this season , said : ‘ I did n't expect to lose but Dave played well and all credit to him . |
| 23 | I did n't expect to see her again until late on Monday — I went off to do some walking for the weekend and was taking an extra day . |
| 24 | I did n't expect to see her coming out the side door like that . ’ |
| 25 | I did n't expect to see you on the moor at this time of night . |
| 26 | All right , so I did n't expect to see him today . |
| 27 | ‘ I did n't expect to see you , ’ Myra said as Claudia walked through the showroom door . |
| 28 | ‘ I did n't expect to see you here , ’ he remarked . |
| 29 | ‘ I did n't expect to see you ! ’ |
| 30 | I did n't expect to see zander as they do n't like clear shallow water on bright sunny days do they ? |