“I did not expect to see yonder stranger where he now is,” said the pilot, as, the captain joining him on the poop, he pointed out the phantom-looking ship; “and, for the life of me, I cannot make him out; but I think no good of him.
— from The Prime Minister by William Henry Giles Kingston

“Do you suppose I do not know—do you think I have no eyes to see you smile over that old fool’s fondling letters?
— from The House on the Moor, v. 2/3 by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

“My father,” said she, “I did not expect to see you so late; pray leave me a few minutes longer with the doctor.”
— from Marquise Brinvillier Celebrated Crimes by Alexandre Dumas

"I did not expect to see you so soon, and am pleasantly surprised," said Geoffrey, who, warned by something in Helen's face, restrained the answer he was about to make.
— from Thurston of Orchard Valley by Harold Bindloss

“I was startled because I was not expecting to see you,” she said.
— from The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett

“Why, Harry, I had not expected to see you so soon,” she exclaimed, gazing up into his face.
— from Won from the Waves by William Henry Giles Kingston

I will now endeavor to show you some of the most noteworthy of these discharge phenomena.
— from The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Thomas Commerford Martin