Example sentences of "[modal v] n't [verb] [be] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Of course , Yeats could n't have been expected to know that . ’ |
| 2 | She told herself later that she could n't have been expected to remember what a knife-edge he lived on , how hard it was for him to trust anyone . |
| 3 | It was James I wanted at this moment , more than Toby , who could n't have been expected to understand this . |
| 4 | But do n't blame yourself — you could n't have been expected to warn me and risk your own job . |
| 5 | And maybe she would n't have been expecting him to ‘ dance attendance ’ on her if she had n't soon discovered that he 'd been spending so much time with his personal assistant ! |
| 6 | Ian Botham ca n't have been expecting to have such a free winter , but he 's certainly filling it innovatively with a national tour of his show , An Evening With Ian Botham . |
| 7 | ‘ You ca n't have been expected to know . |