Example sentences of "did [not/n't] expect [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Burun did not expect a serious answer . |
| 2 | Given their portrayal by trade unionists as rich members of the bourgeouisie who were concerned only over the value of their property , they did not expect a sympathetic reception from workers . |
| 3 | He did not expect the French empire to be reconstituted at the end of the war . |
| 4 | Whilst we did not expect the same standard of play we should have expected something better . |
| 5 | At the time the government did n't expect a mass suicide . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I must say I did n't expect the red carpet , but neither did I expect you all to look at me as though I were the devil incarnate ! |