Example sentences of "expecting [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was n't expecting that . |
| 2 | They would not be expecting that . |
| 3 | I was n't expecting that . |
| 4 | The Cabinet then dispersed , expecting that next day another government , presumably a Conservative-Liberal coalition , would be formed … |
| 5 | They would n't be expecting that . |
| 6 | Oh that 's a bit political Rachael is n't it a bit political I was n't expecting that |
| 7 | He would n't be expecting that and , if he did n't hear her coming , the element of surprise might enable her to get past him . |
| 8 | be expecting that . |
| 9 | You do n't see many like that , I 'm not expecting that again . |
| 10 | was but , what you expecting that , obviously is n't called for a lot of night life , otherwise it would be there , there 's been discotheque , they 've been all sorts of things , but they 've closed down because they have n't made enough money |
| 11 | Like , if he takes you to some crap trattoria , he 's only expecting half an hour of the missionary position . |
| 12 | ‘ Are you expecting some important letter , Rose ? ’ her mother inquired anxiously . |
| 13 | Normally , I would n't care two hoots , but having come home unexpectedly , and with the thought of our marriage dazzling me , I 'm so happy that I keep expecting some obstacle to turn up . |
| 14 | He 's going to go through the tapes and pick the bits he 'd like to use on Monday next week ( with a stop watch to get an idea of the bits he 's interested in ) and will book into the OUTC studio on George Street ( 278802 ) during week you 're away ( 1 day 's booking max ) , expecting some help from Astrid/Simon/anyone else who 's around . |
| 15 | Not until the appearance in United Nations World , dated May 1951 , of an article by Professor Hans Thirring , entitled ‘ Is Peron 's A-bomb a swindle ? ’ , was Richter spurred to put pen to paper But his rejoinder , ‘ Argentina has no atom bomb ’ in the July issue of that journal , was a disappointment to those expecting some scientific enlightenment . |
| 16 | I was half expecting some serious , mumbling classical music type , but instead I found an intelligent and lively personality whose last opera was a portrait of American comedian Jack Benny . |
| 17 | It had been expecting some trouble on May 23th , the anniversary of China 's annexation of Tibet in 1951 . |
| 18 | The results of the Concorde trial came as ‘ a considerable shock ’ , he says , particularly to those who had been expecting some positive outcome , however small . |
| 19 | Evidently the employers were expecting some hostility , as the reminiscences of one elderly compositor suggest : " back in the 70s … |
| 20 | You see , she expected so much , always had , and now she was expecting some miracle to come to her through her daughter . |
| 21 | It would be just like Sipotai to attempt overwhelming force , and he had been expecting some kind of reaction ever since he had issued the order for Vortai 's herds to be culled . |
| 22 | She reached down and , for a moment , Pete was half expecting some response ; a stag , perhaps , breaking the surface of the lake and climbing out to her , water streaming from its flanks as it came to her hand . |
| 23 | It paused , obviously expecting some kind of shocked reaction . |
| 24 | She was expecting some supper . |
| 25 | Kersey looked at Wycliffe , expecting some question or comment and when none came he went on : ‘ So where did he spend his time after lunch each Sunday ? ’ |
| 26 | As teacher expectation has been shown to influence achievement , we may also need to examine how teachers are socialised into expecting some groups to fail . |
| 27 | You may be expecting some kind of platform game with bouncing mushrooms but instead you need a fair bit of brain power too ! |
| 28 | She waited defiantly , expecting some comment , ready to defend her choice . |
| 29 | We 're expecting some students to get merit . |
| 30 | I bought it today expecting some figures but have n't found any yet . |