Sentence examples for without really expecting from inspiring English sources

Imagine getting a thousand, or two thousand dollars, without really expecting it.

I hoped for a reply without ever really expecting one.

Wasn't really expecting that.

"Only I wasn't really expecting visitors".

"We're not really expecting to win.

Variety found her "increasingly impressive" while Roger Ebert asserted that "she brings more presence and credibility to her role than is really expected; she acts without betraying the slightest awareness that she's inside a genre.

You can't really expect goals on days without matches – that's asking too much.

These are, after all, the crux of the paper; without them in front of you, you can't really expect to write a thing.

Did you really expect a "Back to school" write-up without some mention of the iPhone?

I mean, you really expect me to go through my entire lunch break without watching videos of cats not being able to make jumps?

Had she really expected she could insult someone so dramatically (again: bullhorn) without suffering any consequences?