Example sentences of "[not/n't] expecting [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It therefore makes sense to use kicks judiciously only when there is a clear opening and the opponent is not expecting a kick . |
| 2 | " You are not expecting a child by any chance , are you ? " |
| 3 | ‘ Or does , whoever the person in question is — of course , I 'm not expecting a name — reciprocate the passion ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I was not expecting a visitor ! ’ |
| 5 | We 're not expecting the K.G.B . " |
| 6 | I am not expecting the Test wickets to turn a lot — they did n't on the tour there in 1981-82 — and the current Indian attack is based more around pace than spin . |
| 7 | Sir Eric is not expecting the sky to fall in over his campus , but in a sense that is the problem — graceful degradation is just a mite too graceful . |
| 8 | But Mr Szilagy and his staff are not expecting the citizens of Budapest to flock in their thousands to see the collection of ugly lifeless forms . |
| 9 | ‘ He came along to copy some lettering in the museum , not expecting the place to be closed , of course . |
| 10 | But he was not expecting the economy and the Government 's finances to be in a much worse state than that set out on March 10 in the Chancellor 's Budget report . |
| 11 | Erm I 'm also , I 'm bound to say er not the whole issue that I counted the votes for correctly as I was not expecting the outcome . |
| 12 | In everything , a compromise is the answer and by not expecting the horse to go too close to a potentially spooky object , kidding the horse that you never intended him to go near it , will avert an argument or tension . |
| 13 | And the Dallams were not expecting the Nation to pay for Tristan . |
| 14 | Suddenly he gave a curious little rapid shake of the head ; quizzical , rhetorical , not expecting an answer . |
| 15 | He looked up , not expecting an answer , but to fix me with his stare . |
| 16 | I asked , not expecting an answer . |
| 17 | I certainly was n't expecting a delivery of 1,000 pints . |
| 18 | ‘ Hey , hey , I was n't expecting a speech . ’ |
| 19 | I was n't expecting the press to get hold of it , mind you ; but it may be no bad thing . ’ |
| 20 | She was n't expecting the question . |