Example sentences of "expect [pron] [verb] at [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're beginning to sound like a mother hen ; I half expect you to cluck at any minute . ’ |
| 2 | And , although this huge deficit is in large measure a consequence of the fall in tax revenue and the cost of unemployment in the recession , the IFS expect it to remain at this level for some years even if a gradual recovery does take place . |
| 3 | And , although this huge deficit is in large measure a consequence of the fall in tax revenue and the cost of unemployment in the recession , the IFS expect it to stay at this level for some years even if a gradual recovery does take place . |
| 4 | His eyes kept looking away over one of my shoulders or the other , never meeting my gaze , and I got the impression that like his wife he was constantly waiting for something important to happen , expecting someone to arrive at any moment , as though they both could n't believe what had happened and it was all a dream or a ghastly joke and they were just waiting for Clare to come gangling through the front door , kicking off muddy green wellies and loudly demanding tea . |
| 5 | They went about their business , expecting him to appear at any moment . |
| 6 | ‘ Is it alive ? ’ she asked , expecting it to move at any moment . |