Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Weekend press comment about the fragility of the recovery meant they were not expecting good news . |
| 2 | Kintsch and Bates ( 1977 ) tested students on their memory for classroom lectures several days after the lecture , when the students were not expecting such a test . |
| 3 | ‘ We were n't expecting this but we have been campaigning to get rid of the car tax for 20 years . |
| 4 | ‘ But I can see you were n't expecting this . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , you were n't to expect that . ’ |
| 7 | I was not expecting any of you . ’ |
| 8 | He was not expecting this display of outright defiance . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He was n't expecting that . |
| 11 | I was n't expecting that . |
| 12 | Oh that 's a bit political Rachael is n't it a bit political I was n't expecting that |
| 13 | I was n't expecting all this . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I was n't expecting any instant miracles , ’ Richard smiled . |
| 15 | There was no answer , but then , she was n't expecting any . |
| 16 | ‘ I was n't expecting this . ’ |
| 17 | I missed the strike two weeks ago and I was n't expecting this . |