Example sentences of "not expect [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Although a company can not expect all staff offered transfers to other parts of the country to accept them , it can take steps to improve employees ' attitudes towards relocation .
2 Even so we do not expect such spells to lead to permanent changes in our lifestyle .
3 But do not expect American protectionists to give up : next year , as domestic demand revives , the deficit will surely widen again .
4 We can not expect judicial interpretation to unravel the judicial knots … ’
5 He did not expect domestic coal supplies to be insulated from world price trends — especially as government grants to the National Coal Board will have to rise over the next few years .
6 When Qaddafi abolished the state he did not expect Libyan society to collapse into fragments .
7 Independently , she and the other directors do not expect potential clients to start making firm decisions before the end of the year .
8 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 .
9 Do not expect these wines to taste like champagne .
10 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 .
11 But we can not expect any Psalm reflecting the years of oppression and revolt to be exactly comparable with the situation described from a later point of view in the Books of Maccabees ; and if we can not use the Books of Maccabees in this way any certain terms of comparison are lacking altogether .
12 We do not expect any component buying problem to be encountered by constructors of the Vehicle Watchdog .
13 ( 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 .
14 No , and it says erm I really did not expect any Grace to answer .
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