Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | However , try not to expect unrealistic changes . |
2 | I am a woman , and also a writer who has used up her allotment of renown during her own lifetime ; and on those two grounds I do not expect much pity , or much understanding , from posterity . |
3 | I do not expect much joy from the Minister tonight , but I give warning that , for the time I remain on these Benches , with the label on which I came here eight and a half years ago — as a Labour Member of Parliament , albeit a Member who has a label beneath his name on the TV as an expelled Labour Member — I shall bring before the House the necessary measures not just to talk about the death of the poll tax but to bury it once and for all . |
4 | Although we predict that many of these sites are DNA-PK phosphorylation sites , we do not expect all Ser-Gln motifs to serve as DNA-PK recognition elements . |
5 | Do not expect instant results , especially if the baby has diarrhoea or colic — it may take up to two weeks for the baby 's digestive system to return to normal . |
6 | Even so we do not expect such spells to lead to permanent changes in our lifestyle . |
7 | One can not prove a personal judgment of this kind , and I do not expect immediate assent to it . |
8 | But do not expect American protectionists to give up : next year , as domestic demand revives , the deficit will surely widen again . |
9 | Do not expect these wines to taste like champagne . |
10 | I do not expect any difficulty in getting approval for the larger sum , and can do that at the same time as tenders are to hand for acceptance , but it will remain important to contain the total project cost as far as possible . |
11 | We do not expect any component buying problem to be encountered by constructors of the Vehicle Watchdog . |
12 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
13 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
14 | We do not expect any blowback . ’ |
15 | Independently , she and the other directors do not expect potential clients to start making firm decisions before the end of the year . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | Do n't expect chatty presenters on a comfy settee just yet . |
18 | If you plan to take part in a risky sport like skin-diving or hang-gliding , do n't expect automatic cover . |
19 | Hungarian-born Mr Soros , 62 , told a London news conference : ‘ I do n't expect other people to make donations of this size . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | Everyone in the village is shocked , you do n't expect such things to happen in a quiet backwater . |
22 | Just in case you are thinking of shouting ‘ Help ’ as you run down the street , do n't expect immediate results . |
23 | If you decide to follow any of these suggestions , do n't expect immediate results . |
24 | But I do n't expect much change out of £6,000 . ’ |
25 | He said er but of course the thing is they do n't expect elderly ladies to notice their car numbers and remember them . |
26 | I do n't expect most people to agree with these figures . |
27 | Do n't expect five-star facilities in a one-star hotel . |
28 | DO N'T expect romantic comedy from Bill Alexander 's production of The Taming of the Shrew at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , Stratford-upon-Avon . |
29 | Manager Andy Roxburgh said : ‘ I do n't expect any problems . |
30 | Just do n't expect any mercy if you 're a complete dimbo … |