Example sentences of "[vb past] not expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I did not expect that from you . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I did not expect such kindness … |
| 6 | He added that he did not expect such an acceptable method of slaughter to evolve in the near future . |
| 7 | ‘ I did not expect this from you , Louisa . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Mrs Heaton said : ‘ I certainly did not expect this we had come to look at the architecture . ’ |
| 10 | When Qaddafi abolished the state he did not expect Libyan society to collapse into fragments . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Society boss Geoffrey Lister said he did not expect any economic recovery in the immediate future . |
| 14 | Then came the day of joy when doctors at Newcastle upon Tyne General Hospital said they did not expect any more problems . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Tess was not surprised at Mrs d'Urberville 's cold manner , and did not expect any more of such a great lady . |
| 17 | He stated that he did not expect any hostility when he returned to London . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Owen , though , did not expect any difficulty . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | No , and it says erm I really did not expect any Grace to answer . |
| 23 | John had not expected such an overwhelming response , and as not even the Ballroom itself could contain such large numbers , he took them all outside into the street to make his selection . |
| 24 | She had not expected such direct questioning . |
| 25 | Mr Reynolds was understandably shaken ; even though he had " suspected the worst " ( cancer ) , he had not expected such an extensive operation . |
| 26 | They had not expected that . |
| 27 | All that amazed her was that he had not expected that . |
| 28 | Lisa had not expected that of him . |
| 29 | It was humiliating , and she had not expected that kind of reaction from him . |
| 30 | He had not expected colonial argot from such a source . |