Example sentences of "had [adv] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | She had not expected such direct questioning . |
| 3 | Mr Reynolds was understandably shaken ; even though he had " suspected the worst " ( cancer ) , he had not expected such an extensive operation . |
| 4 | They had not expected that . |
| 5 | All that amazed her was that he had not expected that . |
| 6 | Lisa had not expected that of him . |
| 7 | It was humiliating , and she had not expected that kind of reaction from him . |
| 8 | He had not expected colonial argot from such a source . |
| 9 | Although ready for a shock , Charity had not expected this particular one . |
| 10 | ‘ Wait , ’ gasped Troy , who had not expected this , ‘ let me breathe ! |
| 11 | Grainne had known that when it finally came to it , she would be afraid — for I have never known anyone other than Fergus , and with Fergus it was so natural and so sweet — but she had not expected this sudden rush of tenderness . |
| 12 | She had accepted that she could not help loving him , but she had not expected this result . |
| 13 | She had not expected this . |
| 14 | But she had n't expected all three of them , not Patsy as well , and not the car . |
| 15 | ‘ I had n't expected all the containers in here to be emptied out , too ! ’ |
| 16 | Philip had n't expected that and it unnerved him . |
| 17 | " I had n't expected that . " |
| 18 | He had n't expected that . |
| 19 | We certainly had n't expected that ! |
| 20 | ‘ I must admit that I had n't expected such a prompt response to my advertisement . |
| 21 | She obviously had n't expected Jessamy to provide her with an excuse for staying longer at the house . |
| 22 | He had n't expected this precipitate visit and in the last hour he had bawled out everyone in sight . |
| 23 | Probably they had n't expected this . |
| 24 | She had n't expected this . |
| 25 | Trent had n't expected any , but took no pleasure in being proved correct . |
| 26 | She had n't expected any more extravagant praise . |
| 27 | I had fully expected one locked room , the woman-of-the-glove 's room . |
| 28 | William is humiliated not because he is defeated ( he had half expected this ) but because of the shepherd boy 's refusal to go on hitting him . |
| 29 | But then Ronni had never expected that of Arnie . |