Example sentences of "not have expected " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can not have expected such a satisfactory development for the World at such a late stage in the debate . ’ |
| 2 | We should not have expected to see them there if we went again . |
| 3 | Nail clippers , combs , toothpaste and toothbrushes , razors and washbags are neatly laid out on tables in the cells to await the arrival of inmates , many of whom will not be carrying such items because they may not have expected to be remanded in custody . |
| 4 | Even the massed ranks of City supporters behind the United goal could not have expected their great rivals to throw away their lead in such a foolish manner . |
| 5 | It was not that I eventually doubted that the Almighty responded to faith , but that because I had been so bound up by the desert , so full of self-interest , so neglectful of the God I was supposed to serve , that I could not have expected any co-operation from him . |
| 6 | I should not have expected to obtain such a reaction if more than twelve years had elapsed since death . ’ |
| 7 | Had they returned the Americans would certainly not have expected another raid and victory would have been assured for the Japanese . |
| 8 | Older characterizations of ‘ speech community ’ , such as that of Wyld ( 1927 : 47 ) , assume that everybody speaking a ‘ dialect ’ speaks in the same way : these scholars would therefore have believed that inner-city Belfast is homogeneous and would simply not have expected to find the enormous diversity that actually does exist , so they probably would not have bothered to investigate it . |
| 9 | Clarke explained that if Halsbury had won by such a majority he could not have expected elevation to a judgeship . |
| 10 | It appears to be in the early stages of transition into a red giant and normally we would not have expected to find intelligent life anywhere within its field of influence . ’ |
| 11 | Whether control of these facilities by the CPSU fulfilled this requirement is debatable , but before we jump to the conclusion that we could not have expected anything else from the Soviet system , consider the chequered history of the First Amendment to the United States constitution , which reads inter alia : ‘ congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ He may not have expected them to do that , ’ objected Noble reasonably . |
| 13 | Since the shift in demand was not predictable , even rational people would not have expected it , and so the typical supplier would be finding the price of the good on her island higher than she was initially expecting the average price to be . |
| 14 | ‘ I would not have expected to accompany you on a romantic walk with your girlfriend , ’ Jenna said hotly , her cheeks flushing at this idea of being relegated to invalidity again . |
| 15 | He was not at all affable and Maggie could not have expected it . |
| 16 | But there was a quality to it he would not have expected . |
| 17 | After the majestic setting of Old Trafford , Middlesbrough could not have expected a greater contrast than Roots Hall . |
| 18 | ‘ I would n't have expected claims to become due before 2005 or 2010 , so the payment has been accelerated . ’ |
| 19 | You could n't have expected it , he had been doubtful about this day from the beginning . |
| 20 | You would n't have expected it at all . |
| 21 | I wish I had his poise ; he ca n't have expected to see the fräulein , but has n't turned a hair . |
| 22 | That put Swansea 8–6 in front at half-time , but even then the Aussies could n't have expected the storm that awaited them in the second half . |
| 23 | Whoever did the planning on this job could n't have expected to find a second person getting into the car . ’ |
| 24 | Would n't have expected to . |
| 25 | Yes , I 'm hearing the , the business anti-hostile feeling towards the monarchy in Scotland , and yet I can remember the Silver Jubilee celebrations when these same undertones were about , and yet , she was greeted on her royal progress all over Scotland , even in areas that you would n't have expected with vast crowds ! |
| 26 | Of course we should n't have expected anything , but Mary and I would have felt rich with only a thousand pounds each , and St John would have been able to help so many more poor people ! ’ |
| 27 | He would n't have expected them to . |
| 28 | ‘ You would n't have expected him to become a writer ? ’ |
| 29 | Yes , Pete did do the washing up while you were out — we would n't have expected you to do it . |
| 30 | ‘ I would n't have expected any relation of Caro 's to be such an old-fashioned fuddy-duddy . |