Example sentences of "had n't expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Philip had n't expected that and it unnerved him . |
| 2 | He had n't expected to find such a quiet unassuming man . |
| 3 | He had n't expected either that the Mess would be in a château , that the furniture would be impressively of its period — no worn armchairs or bits of junk in a state of collapse from subalterns ' games , as so often to be found in the messes of his experience , or indeed that his welcome would be so unaffectedly cordial . |
| 4 | Mariana did n't respond but he had n't expected her to . |
| 5 | Trent had n't expected any , but took no pleasure in being proved correct . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm retiring , ’ Fox said , realising that she had n't expected to say that . |
| 7 | He had n't expected to see the girl on a racecourse so soon after Ascot . |
| 8 | He had n't expected to hear her name mentioned at all . |
| 9 | The point being that even Bleasdale who knew Palin well had n't expected him to be quite so nice . |
| 10 | Belinda , five , had n't expected to see Santa yesterday — but then her mother and father , Gill and Paul , had not expected to be celebrating at the hospital . |
| 11 | But she had n't expected all three of them , not Patsy as well , and not the car . |
| 12 | I asked why and she gave me a reply I had n't expected . |
| 13 | Over some excellent claret at the judge 's lodgings in St Albans , he said , ‘ What I remember most about the trial — and I had n't expected it — was the character of Eck . |
| 14 | Whatever reaction Doyle had expected , he had n't expected a sneering laugh . |
| 15 | Peter knew that Julian gambled , but he had n't expected him to gamble to that level , and certainly not to use the shop as security . |
| 16 | She had n't expected to have fun ever again . |
| 17 | It was a confession of weakness which she had n't expected to make , not to him and not at such a moment . |
| 18 | This , he had n't expected . |
| 19 | He had n't expected this precipitate visit and in the last hour he had bawled out everyone in sight . |
| 20 | He had n't expected the red carpet to be unrolled for him , but he had thought that at last he would be at work , setting up his meetings , on the move . |
| 21 | They had n't expected the terrorists to turn up for at least another two days . |
| 22 | He had n't expected to find the Englishman so hostile and direct . |
| 23 | It admits that it had n't expected to be in this line of work so long , having thought Unix 's compatibility issues would have been resolved years ago . |
| 24 | " I had n't expected that . " |
| 25 | I had n't expected you to be a bit as you are . " |
| 26 | She had n't expected one . |
| 27 | She had n't expected any more extravagant praise . |
| 28 | Another was already on the way , off-target because Zeno had n't expected the gunshot . |
| 29 | The gun was meant to give him control , she had n't expected to hear it used . |
| 30 | She ushered us ( it is the only word ) into the sort of room I had n't expected : rather dark and made darker by heavy period furniture and subdued lighting . |