Example sentences of "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 . ’ |