Example sentences of "hardly expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can hardly expect lightning to strike twice in the same family . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Well , you 'd hardly expect Jim Lancaster to ring me up and confess , would you ? ’ |
| 3 | The limitations of this role are considerable , and such people can hardly expect others to be receptive , forthcoming and responsive towards them . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ Having become heartily sick of my private life myself , I could hardly expect others to take a more charitable view . ’ |
| 5 | We can therefore hardly expect change from individual departments : they lack an appreciation of the curriculum as a whole and are inherently inclined to defend their own interests . |
| 6 | One can hardly expect newspapers not to change over four decades ! |
| 7 | ’ You could hardly expect Portia Forbes to start off in the typing pool . ’ |
| 8 | You can hardly expect commitment and company loyalty from an employee who 's been press-ganged into working for you . |
| 9 | We can hardly expect adolescents to have respect for the possessions of others if they have no hope of attaining any of their own . |
| 10 | He has a lifetime 's belongings here and we could hardly expect Carrie to move into Fern Cottage . ’ |
| 11 | Anyone who 's ever caught a glimpse of Neighbours would hardly expect Joe 's real-life counterpart to be an anti-government revolutionary with a phobia of the bourgeois and a passion for the planet . |
| 12 | We could hardly expect Jennifer to want to go to that place if he 's going to be there . ’ |
| 13 | You can hardly expect people to make a journey of six hours round trip for an afternoon 's event unless it is very special . |