Example sentences of "n't expected [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm retiring , ’ Fox said , realising that she had n't expected to say that . |
| 2 | The important thing to bear in mind is that the walls are retaining ones and anything longer than about 2.5m will either need a pier in the centre to strengthen it , or for large pits , it may be better to build in 225m hollow concrete blocks : they 're heavy , and very unloved by the professionals , who are n't expected to lay many per hour . |
| 3 | Charles could tell that he was n't expected to do other than murmur politely . |
| 4 | And even during the Second World War er mothers with their children under the age of five er they were n't expected to do any war work at all . |
| 5 | According to the government , it 's a figure which is n't expected to bear any relation to the minimum cost of living . |
| 6 | She had n't expected to get much sleep , but exhaustion finally overcame her and she lapsed into a fitful , restless doze , tossing and turning through the long night as dreams haunted her mind . |
| 7 | He had n't expected to find such a quiet unassuming man . |
| 8 | I had n't expected to find this turmoil . ’ |