Example sentences of "[not/n't] expecting [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was not expecting a great deal of management input from them , ’ he says . |
| 2 | She started , not expecting a personal question . |
| 3 | I was not expecting a personal visit . ’ |
| 4 | He had chosen this woman specifically because she was the sort she was — a simple type , immediately responsive to the baby , no outside involvements , so she was free to give her entire time to him , willing to do without time off while the baby was still on the breast , and not expecting the massive salary most women would want for a job like this . |
| 5 | Profits have dropped by a fifth to £34.8 million in the first half of this year , and he 's not expecting an early recovery . |
| 6 | I was n't expecting a miraculous transformation , you see , I was expecting the Belinda I 've come to know and love . ’ |
| 7 | He was n't expecting the jarring shock that shot through his other arm but the shortness of the flex prevented him from pulling it more than a few inches off the table . |