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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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Expect to receive hardly any orders
Someone said, "When they asked me for an estimate, my expectations are low."
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The speaker expected to receive hardly any orders if he was asked for an estimate, didn't he?
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The speaker expected to receive hardly any orders if he was asked for an estimate, didn't he?
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" ------------------------------------------------------------------ The speaker expected to receive hardly any orders if he was asked for an estimate, didn't he? Yes, that seems to be the idea. But you have tense problems.
- " ------------------------------------------------------------------ The speaker expected to receive hardly any orders if he was asked for an estimate, didn't he?
- Yes, that seems to be the idea.
- But you have tense problems.
- Say eg When they asked me for an estimate, my expectations were low.
- eg When they ask me for an estimate, my expectations are low.
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Hi,
Someone said, "When they asked me for an estimate, my expectations are low."
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The speaker expected to receive hardly any orders if he was asked for an estimate, didn't he?
Yes, that seems to be the idea. But you have tense problems.
Someone said, "When they asked me for an estimate, my expectations are low."
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The speaker expected to receive hardly any orders if he was asked for an estimate, didn't he?
Yes, that seems to be the idea. But you have tense problems.
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Thank you, Clive. I was trying to say "When they asked me for an estimate, my expectations were low."
What can we say instead of "my expectations were low"?
- I expected to receive hardly any orders?
- I hardly expected to receive any orders?
- I didn't expect to receive hardly any orders?
What can we say instead of "my expectations were low"?
- I expected to receive hardly any orders?
- I hardly expected to receive any orders?
- I didn't expect to receive hardly any orders?
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Hi,
Aren't you talking about one estimate that may led to one order?
In that case, I'd say
When they asked me for an estimate, I didn't expect to receive an order.
Clive
Aren't you talking about one estimate that may led to one order?
In that case, I'd say
When they asked me for an estimate, I didn't expect to receive an order.
Clive
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