It caught me out; I'd not expected the offer, nor the question.

He'd had the new name ready, having been expecting the question for some time now.

He had been more than half expecting the question, but it was not an easy one to answer.

Straw stated that he had not expected the question to come up.

His expression did not change; he'd been expecting the question, she realized.

She had expected the same question, but he surprised her.

Sarah hadn't expected the question, though she wasn't completely surprised.

She hadn't expected the question, but her answer would mean the world to him.

The answer came so quickly, she must have been expecting the question.

She should have expected the question, but it caught her by surprise.