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Gadfly Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

would have done

I can't understand what does "would have expected" mean in the following sentence: "they wound up turning around and giving at a time when no one would have expected it". Please help me!
  

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'at a time when no one would have expected it' no-one expected them to 'give' at that time. No-one anticipated their giving at that time.

— Nona the brit

  • 'at a time when no one would have expected it' no-one expected them to 'give' at that time.
  • No-one anticipated their giving at that time.
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'at a time when no one would have expected it'

no-one expected them to 'give' at that time. No-one anticipated their giving at that time.
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