Example sentences of "not expect [det] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not expected such direct questioning . |
| 2 | Grainne had known that when it finally came to it , she would be afraid — for I have never known anyone other than Fergus , and with Fergus it was so natural and so sweet — but she had not expected this sudden rush of tenderness . |
| 3 | But do not expect much new philosophy from the present government . |
| 4 | Also it is disappointing that despite these improvements in performance we still do not understand properly the physics of thermal insulation and we did not expect that increased density ( up to the limit when particle collisions take over ) would have quite the favourable effect that we have found in many machines . |
| 5 | In ( 2 ) , for instance , the idea of unmanly seems to correspond to what caused the person represented as the support of the infinitive to perform the action of treating a woman badly , and the sentence suggests that the speaker did not expect such unmanly behaviour from the person he is addressing . |
| 6 | This new world will also be one in which we can not expect any new carrier to be able to enter the airline market to any competitive extent owing to lack of the large resources required . |
| 7 | The patients realise this and they do not expect any effective help anymore : medicines , sutures , needles are all scarce or absent . |
| 8 | Society boss Geoffrey Lister said he did not expect any economic recovery in the immediate future . |
| 9 | However , they do not expect any radical revision to emerge in the run-up to legislation . |
| 10 | It must be emphasised that you can not expect any financial support from the University . |
| 11 | Prost , who claimed his 12th pole in 13 races this year , admitted he did not expect any special team orders to help him to his 52nd career victory . |
| 12 | Clyde also said that it did not expect any significant impact from last year 's Budget tax changes which restricted tax relief on future exploration spending . |
| 13 | The numbers and types of printers have increased rapidly in the last three years , but we would not expect any rapid increase in numbers in the next three years . |
| 14 | ‘ The reason I have called you both here is to remind you that you are now second-year witches , and I do not expect this ridiculous feud between you two girls to continue . |
| 15 | The dispatch of yet another deadbeat Tory , Sir Patrick Mayhew , to Northern Ireland is a warning not to expect much political progress in the province . |
| 16 | She flew back to Lima and wrote to all her clients telling them not to expect any more craft goods : she was quitting and going to work in the jungle . |
| 17 | Troy looked puzzled for a moment , not expecting this childlike cry from his proud wife . |