Example sentences of "did not expect [art] [adj] [noun] " 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 Since the Soviet Union had no forces in the region , or only token forces in the 1950s and 1960s it is likely that Soviet leaders did not expect the Western allies to take these early proposals altogether seriously .
4 Although Sir Campbell did not expect the strong sales growth of the first half to continue , he anticipated satisfactory results for the full year .
5 He was certainly not one of the ‘ tame ’ scholars and did not expect the young people to be so .
6 Managers did not expect the two pieces of equipment would compete with each other .
7 He did not expect the French empire to be reconstituted at the end of the war .
8 Whilst we did not expect the same standard of play we should have expected something better .
9 At the time the government did n't expect a mass suicide .
10 And he certainly did n't expect the said Britton to be pointing at him in a manner usually affected by people like Darth Vader or Banquo .
11 Trent did n't expect the twelve thicknesses of cotton sheet to last but each minute that they held would gain precious distance .
12 ‘ 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 !
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