Example sentences of "[pers pn] be expecting [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm expecting another call from our informant . |
2 | Again I was expecting military style spick and span . |
3 | Had she been expecting any apology , though , Fabia realised then that she would have been disappointed for , ‘ Hrm , ’ was all he grunted , and , handing the letter back , he scrutinised her with a hard look , and Fabia had the feeling that he thought that she was the one in the wrong ! |
4 | Er she has bought her own surgery in er Smethwick , but she comes from er , sh she 's married , she 's got one son and she 's expecting another baby any day now . |
5 | She was expecting another visit from the police . |
6 | You see , she expected so much , always had , and now she was expecting some miracle to come to her through her daughter . |
7 | She was expecting some supper . |
8 | She was expecting bad news ! |
9 | ‘ I was n't in Belfast for the second leg but from what I saw on television they gave Tbilisi a lot of problems and that 's what we are expecting next week . |
10 | We 're expecting good news from the States and there should be a knock-on effect . " |
11 | The last ten days gradually it has been coming back since the really trough period in late January with the war and the snow , etc. , and in fact this week erm we 're expecting this week to probably do double the level of bookings that we did last week , and that 's on overseas holidays for summer and winter . |
12 | ‘ The 5% increase in house prices which we were expecting this year would have solved most of our problems , including the brunt of the arrears and repossessions , ’ it says . |
13 | ‘ Maybe they 're expecting another explosion ? ’ |
14 | In the meantime , he has given the socialists a much-needed shot in the arm which might just save them from the total disaster they were expecting next month . |
15 | In the meantime , he has given the Socialists a much-needed shot in the arm which might just save them from the total disaster they were expecting next month . |
16 | His pale , brilliant eyes on her face , as if he was expecting some reaction , he said deliberately , ‘ I own Ca ’ del Leone . ’ |
17 | ‘ You mean he was expecting another accident ? ’ |