Example sentences of "[coord] i [verb] [not/n't] expect [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My educational colleagues are a hard-bitten lot and I had not expected them to come out as complete ‘ quality ’ converts . |
| 2 | Over some excellent claret at the judge 's lodgings in St Albans , he said , ‘ What I remember most about the trial — and I had n't expected it — was the character of Eck . |
| 3 | I am not fond of these paradoxes , if paradoxes they are ; and I do n't expect everybody — or indeed anybody — to see it my way . |
| 4 | I do n't expect politicians from Britain and France to understand , and I do n't expect their politics to bring peace here . ’ |
| 5 | And I do n't expect him to lie down and die under these current aspects . |
| 6 | Our fourth child had been born 10 years previously and I do n't expect anyone believed there would be any more , but my wife and I thought we were getting too old too quickly , so we would have another two ; and on November 5 that year my wife went down to the bonfire which was already alight and saw on top of it a dropside cot she had been keeping , and which had served the four children , a relatively new carricot , and other items of that sort . |
| 7 | But his family is extremely rich and I do n't expect he knows any shepherds . ’ |
| 8 | I 'm forty-two and I do n't expect I ever will be myself now . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , yes , I know it has , and I do n't expect you to spare me , Maria , ’ Luke conceded sardonically . |
| 10 | He made it clear he could never acknowledge my existence to his family and I did n't expect him to . |
| 11 | She said , and I did n't expect you to say that . |
| 12 | I 'd seen no sign of Mala , but I had n't expected it , since she 'd been right about us being less obvious if we were apart . |
| 13 | ‘ True , but I do n't expect one . ’ |
| 14 | There are rooms booked in the hotel if they want to take the opportunity of visiting relatives but I do n't expect them in Dublin until two days before we play . |
| 15 | Mitchell is also an ‘ old soldier ’ at this game but I do n't expect him to make any headlines . |
| 16 | Big in the States , but I do n't expect it will be major over here . |
| 17 | ‘ The Turks have the highest regard for English football and I 'd love to have the chance of playing against them but I do n't expect I 'll get it . |
| 18 | That 'd be nice , that 'd be — but I do n't expect anybody would phone . |
| 19 | But I do n't expect you 're looking for those . ’ |
| 20 | Soon after she arrived at the caravan he had said : ‘ I 'm vegetarian but I do n't expect you to be , or Timmy . ’ |
| 21 | I 'll be at the office part of the day , but I do n't expect you to be there . ’ |
| 22 | But I do n't expect you to believe I was simply looking for a good time . |
| 23 | ‘ There never was any arrangement of that kind , but I do n't expect you to take my word for it . |
| 24 | But I do n't expect you to believe it . |
| 25 | ‘ Like nothing else on earth , young Angel , but I do n't expect you to understand . |
| 26 | yeah recruiting , dog shitting on their street etc etc etc that we do our best to deal with in the yer know time honoured tradition of a policeman and a and we 're police officer sorry , sorry Trace , er and er we just you know I think it 's more a P R O thing than er anybody , but I do n't expect you to man it , I do n't expect Jenny or Ann or or Jane to man it |
| 27 | But I do n't expect he 'll like the idea at all . " |
| 28 | ‘ I saw no point in trying to keep them apart , but I did n't expect them to spend so much time together . |
| 29 | I know I gave you an inducement to get better quickly , but I did n't expect you to be this impatient . ’ |
| 30 | said : ‘ I was hoping to make at least one sale while I was here , but I did n't expect it to be so soon . ’ |