Example sentences of "n't be expected " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter had n't been expected to work in the men 's outfitters , never had and never would . |
| 2 | However the Tube is not designed as anything more than a temporary tent so it should n't be expected to give normal tent performance . |
| 3 | One of the issues that called for more profound thought than usual was the direction United Biscuits should take after its products had come to command the lion 's share of the market and could n't be expected to squeeze out many more sales . |
| 4 | But the host computers also had different user interfaces , and students could n't be expected to learn them all . |
| 5 | Granted that senior army officers , like Sir William , were used to handling men and making decisions , they still could n't be expected to understand what was involved in a tricky investigation , be able to discuss tactics . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't be expected to know everything , ’ replied Becky pertly . |
| 7 | What he also could n't be expected to know ( and thank goodness he did n't ) , was how much more morally devastating were the V1 and V2 buzz bombs and rockets when they started falling on London soon after D-Day . |
| 8 | He 'd had another sleepless night and ahead lay customs , who could n't be expected to be exactly pro-British , and because of post and telephone strikes in Argentina , he had n't been able to confirm the flight with Alejandro , so they 'd have to go through the hassle of hiring a car to drive the 330 kilometres out to his estancia . |
| 9 | What was he doing , acting the liberal again , and in front of country people who could n't be expected to comprehend modern attitudes ? |
| 10 | Everything was argued round the premise that existing union members should not have to pay the price of an EOP , and we should n't be expected to do management 's job for them . |
| 11 | Some teachers guard against this by making it a principle never to award an A. According to a French adage quoted by Remi Clignet ( 1974 , p. 349 ) , the maximum of 20 is ‘ given only to God , 19 to his saints , 18 to the professor 's professor , 17 to the professor himself ’ — so the student of French composition ca n't be expected to score more than 16 ! |
| 12 | She ca n't be expected to appreciate what our cells mean to us . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , we ca n't be expected to look after it . |
| 14 | You ca n't you ca n't be expected to learn everything all at once can you ? |
| 15 | ABBERLEY : You ca n't do that , you 'll come unplugged , we ca n't do it , in our condition , not fair , we ca n't be expected . |
| 16 | But when you first started when you 're not quite sure what 's happening you ca n't be expected to be perfect the first time you have a go at something can you . |
| 17 | He could n't be expected to manage much more than an hour on his feet , after which he 'd be living up to his name , although not — Diane hoped — to his reputation . |
| 18 | Dyson could n't be expected to wet-nurse his staff — he 'd far too much on his hands already . |
| 19 | She was right , as it happens , but Scarlet , not being clairvoyant , could n't be expected to know that and resigned herself to yet another evening which would not be wholly enjoyable even had she not been going to the theatre . |
| 20 | I could n't be expected to tell now whether she was live or Memorex . |
| 21 | She prevaricated , wanting the story verified or denied before sharing it with him , but he could n't be expected to know that . |
| 22 | Being George , he did n't try to cover the fluff and press on ; instead he said , ‘ Sorry , love , but I ca n't be expected to get my lines right if I get the wrong feed , can I ? ’ |
| 23 | He must n't be expected to make an effort when he does n't feel like it , he must n't risk being hemmed in or bored , but everyone has to be ever so careful of his feelings , poor sensitive soul , and when he wants a good fuck he comes to obliging loving little Ruth because he can relieve himself and have his morale boosted without having to do a damned thing about it but get himself into your bed . ’ |
| 24 | Sophia sighed but did not answer , for on such an occasion as this there was n't really time to go into whether Penelope particularly liked Rupert Stonebird or not or to embark on the sort of explanation that a man could n't be expected to understand . |
| 25 | by no means ‘ lightly advancing thro ’ her star-trimm 'd crowd' — he had even gone so far as to look up Lantor 's lines about Ianthe — but perhaps women could n't be expected always to live up to what poets wrote about them . |
| 26 | I was her oafish idiot of a son who could n't be expected to make a success of anything — not even of his marriage . ’ |
| 27 | He ca n't be expected to know how to stay out of trouble here in the country . |
| 28 | The poor darling had been through a lot and could n't be expected to … well , she was sure Melissa would understand how he must be feeling . |
| 29 | She could n't be expected to hang around with the press and everyone else knowing that she was responsible for last night 's false alarm . |
| 30 | They could n't be expected to argue with that . |