Example sentences of "expecting the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much also depends on the seating positions and whether the pilot is expecting the extra ‘ g ’ and prepares for it by tensing himself up . |
| 2 | He eyed the door , expecting the handle to turn or a key to rattle in the lock . |
| 3 | I was n't expecting the press to get hold of it , mind you ; but it may be no bad thing . ’ |
| 4 | Leavis defined critical discussion as taking the form , ‘ This is so , is n't it ? ’ expecting the answer , ‘ yes , but … ’ ( though never , ‘ I very much doubt it ’ or ‘ No , in thunder ! ’ ) . |
| 5 | When Karpov fought back to near equality after a difficult opening in Thursday 's play , commentators were all expecting the game to drag on towards a turgid draw , but as both players came into time-trouble , Yusupov played a remarkable piece sacrifice to expose Karpov 's king . |
| 6 | It contains an inherent fallacy : you are expecting the silent majority to speak . |
| 7 | But anybody expecting the G7 to meet the Gulf war with a bold plan to stabilise currencies was disappointed . |
| 8 | She had been expecting the news , because of her privileged position in the ‘ Petticoat Mafia ’ but it none-the-less visibly upset her . |
| 9 | I was expecting the usual French style of service , with an ice-bucket and a carafe of chilled water , and two glasses containing a small amount of Pernod at the bottom . |
| 10 | The Russian campaign started , in fact , while most people were still expecting the final show-down with Britain to begin in the near future . |
| 11 | Earlier we were discussing the fact that at some stages of life we are , unconsciously at least , expecting the imminent demise of someone we love , as in the case of a very elderly parent . |
| 12 | On the other hand , we tend not to see the intense depression in a motionless and unresponsive horse , or the annoyance in one that has turned its back on the horse or person offending it , or the anxiety in the tightened abdominal muscles of the showpony expecting the pain of the spur . |
| 13 | A speaker who asked questions expecting the answer ‘ True ’ sometimes incorporated an elaborated irony by which he attacked the revolution for its failure to uphold principles and policies to which he was , and was known to be , utterly opposed . |
| 14 | BOOKMAKERS are expecting the nation to indulge in a £80 million flutter this weekend on the Grand National , Boat Race , FA Cup semi-finals , Rugby Union semi-finals , a motor racing Grand Prix and the general election . |
| 15 | You keep expecting the spell to be shattered , especially as Michael Kitchen is around looking much like the villains he has played lately , but it remains intact . |
| 16 | But he was not expecting the economy and the Government 's finances to be in a much worse state than that set out on March 10 in the Chancellor 's Budget report . |
| 17 | ‘ We were expecting the go-ahead , ’ says the BBC , ‘ but suddenly they all said no , without a reason . ’ |
| 18 | He held his breath and turned slowly round , expecting the worst . |
| 19 | They stopped shouting at each other , expecting the Headmaster to burst in on them at any moment . |
| 20 | He had chosen this woman specifically because she was the sort she was — a simple type , immediately responsive to the baby , no outside involvements , so she was free to give her entire time to him , willing to do without time off while the baby was still on the breast , and not expecting the massive salary most women would want for a job like this . |
| 21 | Jeanne was expecting the baby at the end of November 1918 . |
| 22 | Hutt struck her from behind with some force , expecting the young woman to go down . |
| 23 | To expose the contradictions of the world economic system by identifying soil erosion in lesser developed countries is like expecting the tail to wag the dog . |
| 24 | He is expecting the call . ’ |
| 25 | I was expecting the lads soon , anyway , as they were coming to pick me up if I had not arrived by lunch-time and it was noon already . |
| 26 | Now the OPS are expecting the county council to conduct a site inspection before determining the brick company 's application to change the terms of their tipping licence . |
| 27 | The area was on a war footing and all was bustle and preparation , expecting the hourly arrival of the enemy . |
| 28 | Rather , supporters tend to wait until the seemingly inevitable lapse of concentration in defence before expecting the side to get down to serious business . |
| 29 | If the interviewer remains silent then look at her or him as if you are expecting the next move to come from their side . |
| 30 | Logically expecting the last of the breed to be the best of the breed , I was surprised to learn that the Mooney ‘ is n't a patch ’ on the Aircoupe . |