Example sentences of "not expect the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had not expected the level of exposure , the narrowness of the arêtes , the commitment . |
| 2 | From these two ideas alone , Friedmann showed that we should not expect the universe to be static . |
| 3 | And they can not expect the spread between the rates at which they borrow and the rates at which they lend to widen further , helping to pay for these lingering credit problems . |
| 4 | He could not expect the support of the Allies , but , more importantly , neither would he face active hostility . |
| 5 | He certainly did not expect the shock of a gunshot , cutting through the sounds of the grass . |
| 6 | He does not expect the effects of the Budget to be felt locally for some time . |
| 7 | Above all , we should not expect the ideology to be straightforward , for it is an ideology , which includes the word ‘ prejudice ’ and the associated value attached to the word . |
| 8 | Even in 1987 voters did not expect the return of a Labour or Conservative government to make a significant difference . |
| 9 | I do not expect the Minister to be helpful — |
| 10 | Therefore , we should not expect the centre to be omniscient . |
| 11 | Ferguson said : ‘ It will be a very tight game and I do not expect the Russians to be too adventurous . |
| 12 | He told Mr Justice Michael Davies and the jury he did not expect the Cossacks to be massacred without trial — the fate of many thousands . |
| 13 | Once again , we would not expect the perception to be a problem . |
| 14 | I did not expect the greeting to be quite so enthusiastic . |
| 15 | We do not expect the elders of our own party to join this unhelpful cause . |
| 16 | Naturally , I do not expect the apologists on the Government Front Bench to criticise the Government 's policies , still less to condemn their actions . |
| 17 | Do not expect the world around you to change . |
| 18 | Using this as a starting point , we would not expect the kinds of social pressure defined by anomie-type theories to force change from one finite state to the other . |
| 19 | In consequence , one should not expect the discourse of racism to be necessarily marked by the ponderous unsubtlety of thought described by Adorno et al . |
| 20 | Whilst it may be uneconomic to repair some goods , a Claimant should not expect the replacement of a damaged item , if an acceptable repair can be carried out . |
| 21 | They are not dissatisfied with the job content because they did not expect the job to be intrinsically rewarding . |
| 22 | They would not expect the taking of Perth and Scone to be easy , and night would fall long before they could send back to clear out Abernethy and Forteviot , or before they could press on the further twelve miles to Dunkeld . |
| 23 | The police came within half an hour and the officer was sympathetic although he advised me not to expect the thieves to be caught . |
| 24 | But Mr Szilagy and his staff are not expecting the citizens of Budapest to flock in their thousands to see the collection of ugly lifeless forms . |
| 25 | ‘ He came along to copy some lettering in the museum , not expecting the place to be closed , of course . |
| 26 | They are simply not they do n't expect the level of sexual tension that they seem to be identifying as a problem in Oxford . |
| 27 | That means joint commissioning , you have an example later on in your agenda in relation to learning disability services , I think it 's items nine , nine and eleven , erm , er , perhaps the most controversial part of the proposals that I 've , I 've put before the authorities , is that you do n't expect the structures for joint care planning to carry the full weight of joint commissioning when you 're talking about main budgets . |
| 28 | Too easily it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy : ‘ We ca n't expect the majority of students to do very well — so do n't blame us for the failures . ’ |
| 29 | Although I did n't expect the floods to be as high as they were my friend , Matthew , and I had planned to go out in this American style canoe . |
| 30 | They do n't expect the train to be back on the tracks until the turn of the century . |