Example sentences of "[vb past] not expect [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not expect such kindness … |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Owen , though , did not expect any difficulty . |
| 4 | No , and it says erm I really did not expect any Grace to answer . |
| 5 | Sixty per cent of 1800 managing directors interviewed did not expect any improvement either in sales or new orders and 80 per cent said that they would either not be recruiting new staff or shedding staff . |
| 6 | He stated that he did not expect any hostility when he returned to London . |
| 7 | It was still early so I did n't expect many customers , but I did expect more than one — me . |
| 8 | People did n't expect such violence and brutality . |
| 9 | ‘ I did n't expect this treatment from my father 's oldest friend , ’ said Monks angrily , sitting down with a frown on his face . |
| 10 | I did n't expect this match . ’ |
| 11 | I did n't expect this match . ’ |
| 12 | I did n't expect this sort of driving from a three-times world champion . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We were just saying , ’ murmured Bromley , ‘ that we did n't expect any foreigners here . ’ |
| 14 | It was humiliating , and she had not expected that kind of reaction from him . |
| 15 | She had accepted that she could not help loving him , but she had not expected this result . |
| 16 | He had n't expected this precipitate visit and in the last hour he had bawled out everyone in sight . |