Example sentences of "not expecting [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not expecting much action , I had n't bothered to put on boots , let alone waders . |
| 2 | I must admit we were certainly not expecting such an abundance of fish , nor such a diversity of species , from such a small pool . |
| 3 | The medical services , not expecting such large losses , were incapable of caring for all the wounded and there were insufficient ambulance trains to take the thousands of serious cases to base hospitals . |
| 4 | Kintsch and Bates ( 1977 ) tested students on their memory for classroom lectures several days after the lecture , when the students were not expecting such a test . |
| 5 | Thus the Welsh Office says : ‘ Hospitals have the option to seek self-governing status , but we are not expecting many applications . ’ |
| 6 | Weekend press comment about the fragility of the recovery meant they were not expecting good news . |
| 7 | You do n't see many like that , I 'm not expecting that again . |
| 8 | She may find it difficult not to regard you still as the child who would do her bidding without question ; and you have to learn to see her , not just as your mother , but as a ‘ person ’ too , with good and bad traits in her character just like everyone else — not expecting silver-haired sainthood from her simply because she gave birth to you . |
| 9 | Their plans for No 11 confirm that the couple are not expecting imminent eviction . |
| 10 | They are not expecting special dispensation and that is why so many of the Lourdes pilgrimages are undertaken by genuine pilgrims who may not be able to throw away their crutches at the end but will find new strength from their visit . |
| 11 | Troy looked puzzled for a moment , not expecting this childlike cry from his proud wife . |
| 12 | He was not expecting this display of outright defiance . |
| 13 | Bernard Moing , Univel 's regional marketing manager for Europe says , ‘ we 're not expecting any returns on UnixWare until the first quarter of 1993 , and then the take up will be limited for a further period . ’ |
| 14 | I was not expecting any of you . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm not expecting any deliveries . ’ |
| 16 | General Accident are not expecting any additional claims activity as a result of the flooding in the Mid-West , the insurance costs of which are being handled under the US Government 's National Flood Insurance Programme . |
| 17 | Tranmere are not expecting any dramatic changes this time round , 12 months on after the massive upheaval that launched a new set-up last season . |
| 18 | Not expecting any deaths yet . |