Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] not expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I did not expect that from you . ’ |
| 2 | I did not expect such kindness … |
| 3 | ‘ I did not expect this from you , Louisa . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It was humiliating , and she had not expected that kind of reaction from him . |
| 7 | She had not expected such direct questioning . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She had accepted that she could not help loving him , but she had not expected this result . |
| 10 | She had not expected this . |
| 11 | ‘ Wait , ’ gasped Troy , who had not expected this , ‘ let me breathe ! |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Then came the day of joy when doctors at Newcastle upon Tyne General Hospital said they did not expect any more problems . |
| 14 | They had not expected that . |
| 15 | He added that he did not expect such an acceptable method of slaughter to evolve in the near future . |
| 16 | Society boss Geoffrey Lister said he did not expect any economic recovery in the immediate future . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | When Qaddafi abolished the state he did not expect Libyan society to collapse into fragments . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | All that amazed her was that he had not expected that . |
| 24 | He had not expected colonial argot from such a source . |
| 25 | Mr Reynolds was understandably shaken ; even though he had " suspected the worst " ( cancer ) , he had not expected such an extensive operation . |