Let's say I want to say
'X team did not win and that was my hunch.
I want to write this expression in the form of as I said, as I expected,
1 : As was my hunch, X team did not win.
2: As my hunch was, X team did not win.
Which of these expressions is correct? If neither, then what would be correct construct?
Best Answer
Of the two choices you provide, I'd go with the first; As my hunch was reads as an incomplete sentence, while As was my hunch at least does make it clear that you are about to say something that happened that was in line with your expectation.
In general, however, I would say that neither of the choices given is very natural; the most common construction that mentions "hunch" would be