Example sentences of "[adv] expecting the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The Russian campaign started , in fact , while most people were still expecting the final show-down with Britain to begin in the near future . |
| 3 | The analysts have now downgraded their inflation forecasts for the rest of this year , but many are still expecting the underlying rate to creep back up to the top of the Chancellor 's target range of 4 per cent and above this summer . |
| 4 | He was n't expecting the jarring shock that shot through his other arm but the shortness of the flex prevented him from pulling it more than a few inches off the table . |
| 5 | Since the shift in demand was not predictable , even rational people would not have expected it , and so the typical supplier would be finding the price of the good on her island higher than she was initially expecting the average price to be . |