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The phrase "actually have expected that" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when expressing surprise or realization about an expectation that was not met, but it needs to be rephrased for clarity.
Example: "I didn't actually expect that he would arrive so late."
Alternatives: "didn't really expect that" or "wasn't actually expecting that."
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Thus, had this information been available to the Nguyen et al., they might actually have expected that Mfsd2a transports LPCs and have designed their experiments accordingly.
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