Example sentences of "[not/n't] expect me " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had not expected me to ask about his 1936 visit to Nazi Germany . |
| 2 | She looked at me , slightly surprised , as if she had not expected me to be interested . |
| 3 | Hanfmann describes ‘ a rather arrogant colleague ’ who ‘ told me that he knew I wrote good case histories , but had not expected me to be so good at theory ’ ( 1983 : 147 ) . |
| 4 | By the same token , he would not expect me to be found playing with his Gameboy . |
| 5 | I am enclosing tickets for the new play and as they are in the front stalls , I may see you as I come on , ; but do not expect me to salute you , you understand , as I shall be taken up with my part . |
| 6 | You can not expect me to allow my house to be turned into a dressmaking establishment . ’ |
| 7 | But do not expect me to understand , let alone share , your views . |
| 8 | The man talked non-stop and did not expect me to contribute . |
| 9 | But do not expect me in your bed , Prince Yuan . |
| 10 | Do not expect me to congratulate you , madam , I am too busy congratulating myself that I am not the father-in-law of a man who can speak so demeaningly of any young girl in public . |
| 11 | The hon. Gentleman is right to refer to security , although he will not expect me to spell out what is happening in the city at present . |
| 12 | At this stage in the period preceding the Budget , he will not expect me or any of my right hon. Friends to say anything about specific tax matters . |
| 13 | I am naturally extremely sorry to hear of the personal circumstances that the hon. Gentleman very properly brings to the attention of the House , but he will not expect me to prejudge any issue of criminality that may arise . |
| 14 | However , the hon. Gentleman can not expect me to agree with his preface , in which he said that his right hon. Friend the Prime Minister had negotiated brilliantly . |
| 15 | The House would not expect me to give any assurances about the timing of construction and the extent to which the investment appraisal test will be met . |
| 16 | When I move against them do not expect me to treat you differently from the way I treat them . |
| 17 | I , I er , you would not expect me to continue with the euphoria which you were trying to create earlier , and er , I have to say that I suppose that you would n't er , be proposing any different budget to this would you , in the circumstances that you 've got . |
| 18 | Order , or or or order , order , the honourable lady would not expect me to comment on something that has been on television , er in something that I I have no er I I did n't even see last night , it 's up to the minister whether he wishes to come and make a statement it is really not at all a point of order for me . |
| 19 | ‘ You 're not expecting me to go home and wait till they shoot that boy on Friday ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ He 's not expecting me , but I would like to see him . ’ |
| 21 | I 'm sure sir you 're you 're not expecting me to make a a major contribution to this particular debate , but I felt that your the , various comments have been made around the table which would make it exactly clear where the Department stands on this issue . |
| 22 | Anyway I said oh I said you 're not expecting me , said who I was and where I was from . |
| 23 | I hope you.wo n't expect me to discuss it . |
| 24 | ‘ You do n't expect me to give away the tricks of the trade , do you ? ’ snapped Casey Kucharyk , who was to win Amateur Class II ( up to 5ft 9in ) . |
| 25 | And next time do n't expect me to help you . ’ |
| 26 | You do n't expect me to be surprised , do you ? ’ |
| 27 | As the Queen they would n't expect me to do much . |
| 28 | ‘ You ca n't expect me to go hefting bowls of boiling water . |
| 29 | Director Paul Spicer said : ‘ Do n't expect me to discuss this with you . |
| 30 | ‘ Just do n't expect me to eat anything cooked in it , ’ he says . |