Example sentences of "[vb past] n't expect [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the time the government did n't expect a mass suicide . |
| 2 | And he certainly did n't expect the said Britton to be pointing at him in a manner usually affected by people like Darth Vader or Banquo . |
| 3 | Trent did n't expect the twelve thicknesses of cotton sheet to last but each minute that they held would gain precious distance . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I must say I did n't expect the red carpet , but neither did I expect you all to look at me as though I were the devil incarnate ! |
| 5 | Whatever reaction Doyle had expected , he had n't expected a sneering laugh . |
| 6 | 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 . |