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

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1 Furthermore , the above is transcribed into fine-class phonemes and , as we saw in the previous section , we can not expect the front end to be so accurate , and indeed we may not want it to try .
2 Although Sir Campbell did not expect the strong sales growth of the first half to continue , he anticipated satisfactory results for the full year .
3 He was certainly not one of the ‘ tame ’ scholars and did not expect the young people to be so .
4 Managers did not expect the two pieces of equipment would compete with each other .
5 Since the Soviet Union had no forces in the region , or only token forces in the 1950s and 1960s it is likely that Soviet leaders did not expect the Western allies to take these early proposals altogether seriously .
6 From common sense one would not expect the mere possession of a regular , orderly arrangement of atoms or molecules to be a cause of weakness , and of course it is n't .
7 Moreover , one should not expect the liberal ideology of today , as revealed in ordinary discourse , to reflect the universalistic aspirations of the Enlightenment .
8 The football stable must be cleansed and further breakages of the law regarding payments will be dealt with in such a severe manner that I now give warning that clubs and players must not expect the slightest leniency
9 However , I do not expect the full effect to be felt until next year , when I am sure we can expect a megaseller each month .
10 Whilst we did not expect the same standard of play we should have expected something better .
11 He did not expect the French empire to be reconstituted at the end of the war .
12 They do not expect the medical profession to be disinterested , and are disappointed if it does not provide advice and support .
13 Memorex reported a $120m net loss for the nine months to December and the New York rating agency says that it does not expect the fourth quarter net outturn to be much better .
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