Example sentences of "[be] n't expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would normally do the PM first thing tomorrow but they are n't expecting me back at the hospital until Monday and the PM room is tied up until the afternoon . |
| 2 | The players are n't expecting to become chart-topping superstars overnight , but their manager … who once had a hit himself … thinks the song will be good for team spirit . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , they have no power over political parties , who are n't expected to be legal , decent , honest or truthful . |
| 4 | The important thing to bear in mind is that the walls are retaining ones and anything longer than about 2.5m will either need a pier in the centre to strengthen it , or for large pits , it may be better to build in 225m hollow concrete blocks : they 're heavy , and very unloved by the professionals , who are n't expected to lay many per hour . |
| 5 | Informix says it will deliver a ‘ mainframe calibre ’ version of its database server system next year , although fully-functional , distributed parallel database solutions based upon its technology are n't expected for at least two to three years . |
| 6 | The WinServer boxes will ship with up to six 50MHz Intel Corp 80486 parts until 60MHz Pentiums become generally available — volume deliveries of WinServers are n't expected until the fourth quarter . |
| 7 | It 's a non-trivial porting task and development kits are n't expected until year-end . |
| 8 | I know that artists are n't expected to paint exactly what they see , and that interpretation and expression are all part of the game . |
| 9 | If it had been a man and woman relationship you would think that was understandable but we are n't expected to have feelings ; if we do they 're a joke . ’ |
| 10 | Before leaving Britain we 'd learnt that the hike up to Mount Kenya 's ‘ walkers summit ’ , Point Lenana , was not too demanding , and that the climbing route up to the twin summits of Batian and Nelion was graded mainly Diff , with a few patches of Severe , so we were n't expecting any technical problems . |
| 11 | ‘ We were n't expecting you back . |
| 12 | ‘ We were n't expecting this but we have been campaigning to get rid of the car tax for 20 years . |
| 13 | If the friends were n't expecting to see the pool , their eyes would widen and James 's lips would twitch . |
| 14 | SAG chairman of the board , John Robertson said ‘ we were n't expecting to have to work so hard at promoting the technical specifications … and the price is having to back off on these projects . ’ |
| 15 | I mean , you were n't expecting us , were you ? ’ |
| 16 | I dare say you were n't expecting to see me , either ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ We were n't expecting you , Phil . ’ |
| 18 | But all of a sudden , observing the sparkling powder of fine sugar , he pushed the plate away , and accused her , ‘ You were n't expecting me now , were you ? |
| 19 | I suppose they 're very good and all in white and very ‘ county ’ like those awful people you got to ask me over and it turned out they were n't expecting me at all and there were four of them anyway . |
| 20 | Add to that a predilection to falling off buses because you think you see Him on every corner , in every crowd , at every window , and the inevitability of actually seeing Him in the off-licence when you were n't expecting to , and feeling your entire stomach lurch forward involuntarily like waking from a dream of falling . |
| 21 | ‘ But I can see you were n't expecting this . ’ |
| 22 | But they were n't expecting something quite like this . |
| 23 | They were n't expecting |
| 24 | Well it surprised her I expect cos we were n't expecting you so early . |
| 25 | The police were expecting a peaceful demonstration , the demolition contractors were n't expecting one at all . |
| 26 | Now , is it something that 's taken farmers by surprise , because we 're , the Poll Tax is now upon us as it were , er is it something that they were n't expecting to happen ? |
| 27 | ‘ Well , you were n't to expect that . ’ |
| 28 | The night raids with a few sporadic bangs and our own guns , and twice a silver Zeppelin picked out by a search light , seemed fun — because we all came downstairs and stayed up late and were n't expected to be bright at school next morning . |
| 29 | But no we were n't expected to do a lot in the house . |
| 30 | And even during the Second World War er mothers with their children under the age of five er they were n't expected to do any war work at all . |