Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] not expecting [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I was not expecting any of you . ’ |
2 | I was n't expecting that . |
3 | Oh that 's a bit political Rachael is n't it a bit political I was n't expecting that |
4 | I was n't expecting all this . ’ |
5 | ‘ I was n't expecting this . ’ |
6 | I missed the strike two weeks ago and I was n't expecting this . |
7 | ‘ I was n't expecting any instant miracles , ’ Richard smiled . |
8 | ‘ But I can see you were n't expecting this . ’ |
9 | There was no answer , but then , she was n't expecting any . |
10 | Before leaving Britain we 'd learnt that the hike up to Mount Kenya 's ‘ walkers summit ’ , Point Lenana , was not too demanding , and that the climbing route up to the twin summits of Batian and Nelion was graded mainly Diff , with a few patches of Severe , so we were n't expecting any technical problems . |
11 | ‘ We were n't expecting this but we have been campaigning to get rid of the car tax for 20 years . |
12 | Weekend press comment about the fragility of the recovery meant they were not expecting good news . |
13 | He was n't expecting much to have come in during his absence but if nothing else there should be something from the foreign residents department at the Questura . |
14 | He was n't expecting that . |
15 | He was not expecting this display of outright defiance . |