Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd almost expected this , and I asked her why . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , I did not expect that from you . ’ |
| 3 | Also it is disappointing that despite these improvements in performance we still do not understand properly the physics of thermal insulation and we did not expect that increased density ( up to the limit when particle collisions take over ) would have quite the favourable effect that we have found in many machines . |
| 4 | Abolitionists did not expect immediate conversion by slaveholders ; it was not necessary in so far as they were sure planters could not for long resist the economic imperatives . |
| 5 | In ( 2 ) , for instance , the idea of unmanly seems to correspond to what caused the person represented as the support of the infinitive to perform the action of treating a woman badly , and the sentence suggests that the speaker did not expect such unmanly behaviour from the person he is addressing . |
| 6 | I did not expect such kindness … |
| 7 | He added that he did not expect such an acceptable method of slaughter to evolve in the near future . |
| 8 | ‘ I did not expect this from you , Louisa . |
| 9 | On June 10 OPEC 's Secretary-General Subroto said in Madrid that the resumption of Kuwaiti and Iraqi oil exports would be co-ordinated by the organization , which did not expect this to affect the stabilization of prices later in 1991 . |
| 10 | Mrs Heaton said : ‘ I certainly did not expect this we had come to look at the architecture . ’ |
| 11 | When Qaddafi abolished the state he did not expect Libyan society to collapse into fragments . |
| 12 | I did not expect another career , since I felt that I had already had one , but in the event I found not only that , but a fascinating path through life that my original naval calling could not possibly have produced . |
| 13 | He did not expect domestic coal supplies to be insulated from world price trends — especially as government grants to the National Coal Board will have to rise over the next few years . |
| 14 | Society boss Geoffrey Lister said he did not expect any economic recovery in the immediate future . |
| 15 | Then came the day of joy when doctors at Newcastle upon Tyne General Hospital said they did not expect any more problems . |
| 16 | Sixty per cent of 1800 managing directors interviewed did not expect any improvement either in sales or new orders and 80 per cent said that they would either not be recruiting new staff or shedding staff . |
| 17 | Tess was not surprised at Mrs d'Urberville 's cold manner , and did not expect any more of such a great lady . |
| 18 | He stated that he did not expect any hostility when he returned to London . |
| 19 | Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh announced on Sept. 17 that his investigation into the Iran-contra scandal was nearing its end , and that " in the absence of some new development " he did not expect any further indictments in connection with the affair . |
| 20 | Owen , though , did not expect any difficulty . |
| 21 | Prost , who claimed his 12th pole in 13 races this year , admitted he did not expect any special team orders to help him to his 52nd career victory . |
| 22 | Clyde also said that it did not expect any significant impact from last year 's Budget tax changes which restricted tax relief on future exploration spending . |
| 23 | No , and it says erm I really did not expect any Grace to answer . |
| 24 | Even overpraising does , at times , lead to tantrums as a child decides that your lavish praise means that you did n't expect much of him in the first place . |
| 25 | I did n't expect that , did I ? ’ |
| 26 | Chief Insp Roger Worton , of West Yorkshire police , said : ‘ We did n't expect that and it is rather surprising . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It hurt , all right , ’ he said , ‘ but I did n't expect that to be the result of the accident . |
| 28 | The second point i is this issue about self containment , er Mr Davis accused me this morning of using some somewhat outlandish words , I think , erm , I did obviously refer to the er my vision of what a new settlement of this size proposed would be , and I I did n't in that mean to imply that I did n't in that mean to imply that I did n't expect that with the right planning that it could n't have clearly local facilities , local school , library , etcetera , but it seemed to me quite clear that the scale proposed it would not have the higher order functions which as we 've heard earlier , Greater York has been defined based on York 's planning assumptions , clearly the major shopping , educational , and social facilities will continue to be provided in the city , and it will produce what is in effect dormitory settlement . |
| 29 | And they expected a lot of but they did n't expect that many . |
| 30 | And you 're always on the wrong side of the road which does n't help Well he did n't expect that . |