Example sentences of "not expect [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second all-night session was not expected as the line-by-line examination of the measure resumed for the 18th day of its committee stage . |
| 2 | And they do this in an atmosphere which is often biased against them , and which requires sacrifices that are not expected of men . |
| 3 | Some people , but only a very few , endeavoured to thwart the lucrative customs of the funeral furnisher by specifically requesting a coffin of a type not expected of their situation . |
| 4 | But these tasks are not expected of students because they are quasi-research activities . |
| 5 | It was not expected of her . |
| 6 | This was partly to save money ( since an ambassador had to live in a style and with an expense which was not expected of lesser mortals ) and partly to minimise the risk of quarrels over precedence . |
| 7 | But for those departments and individuals who received them , they have been vital and they have paid off in ways not expected at the time of the award . |
| 8 | He was not expected at Bramshill until after luncheon and had planned to take his time over the journey to north Hampshire , visiting churches at Sherborne St John and Winchfield and lunching at a pub near Stratfield Saye before arriving at Bramshill in time for the usual courtesies with the Commandant before his two-thirty lecture . |
| 9 | RECORDS are not expected at Tranmere Sailing Club 's Isle of Man midnight race this evening . |
| 10 | Yes — but you are not expected to be a nurse . |
| 11 | And while you are not expected to be perfect ( who is , ever ? ) you are expected to have something to offer . |
| 12 | US-based companies will play a major role for the first time , but the Japanese are not expected to be heavily involved . |
| 13 | However , the recovery is not expected to be strong enough to enable total visitor numbers for 1991 to surpass 1990 's record of 1.4 million . |
| 14 | The first prototype is not expected to be airborne until 1998 . |
| 15 | Grace Jones is not expected to guest on vocals . |
| 16 | Starting at 14–1 and not expected to be fully fit after his long lay-off , he won easily . |
| 17 | If they fail to win 50 per cent this time , they are not expected to be able to rebuild the alliance . |
| 18 | Mr Upham , 45 , was at Labour 's campaign headquarters when police broke the news to him and was not expected to be at last night 's count . |
| 19 | I had thought it would be fun , but I had not expected to be able to rock 'n' roll by the end of the evening . |
| 20 | In these schools , he implied , people would be falling over themselves to get jobs , and , in certain cases , they might be employed even if they had no formal teaching qualifications , though that was not expected to be the norm . |
| 21 | You should be able to forgive yourself once you realise that you are not expected to be perfect ; indeed , if you were , you would not need to be here at all — your spirit would be continuing its learning process somewhere else . |
| 22 | The English version is not expected to be published until sometime next year . |
| 23 | With few spares and no reserve aircraft , their service was not expected to be sustained . |
| 24 | Belinda , five , had n't expected to see Santa yesterday — but then her mother and father , Gill and Paul , had not expected to be celebrating at the hospital . |
| 25 | He underwent a manipulative operation on his neck yesterday and is not expected to be fit . |
| 26 | The Directive is not expected to be enforced before 1995 . |
| 27 | It has meant that proposed talks with Forest over his return to the club have been put on hold , and the transfer is not expected to be completed until the weekend . |
| 28 | I enjoyed Richard who was a casual , almost brutal lover , his desire rising and spending itself as impatiently as mine , so that I did not have to suffer all that tedious , preliminary business of fondling and stroking , and I enjoyed my baby , which surprised me as I had not expected to . |
| 29 | Luxury German car-makers such as Mercedes and BMW are not expected to be panicked into price increases . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm sure you know ’ , Miss Honey said , ‘ that children in the bottom class at school are not expected to be able to read or spell or juggle with numbers when they first arrive . |