Example sentences of "hardly expect [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can hardly expect lightning to strike twice in the same family . ’ |
| 2 | He said : ‘ Having become heartily sick of my private life myself , I could hardly expect others to take a more charitable view . ’ |
| 3 | We can hardly expect adolescents to have respect for the possessions of others if they have no hope of attaining any of their own . |
| 4 | He has a lifetime 's belongings here and we could hardly expect Carrie to move into Fern Cottage . ’ |
| 5 | We could hardly expect Jennifer to want to go to that place if he 's going to be there . ’ |
| 6 | You can hardly expect people to make a journey of six hours round trip for an afternoon 's event unless it is very special . |