Example sentences of "[be] expect [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are expecting 120 kids — Praise God ! ! |
| 2 | Until now , the organisers had been expecting 15,000 participants ( 10,000 competitors and 5,000 officials ) , and the Olympic village was constructed with this in mind . |
| 3 | The implication that ‘ easy money ’ was made available to some fundholders was reinforced by reports in January 1992 that some were expecting six figure savings from their hospital treatment budgets by the end of the financial year . |
| 4 | A trip to London was planned and they were expecting two visits — one from an elderly relative who 'd been in touch after receiving a holiday postcard and another from two people who used to live in the flat upstairs and had telephoned asking if they could call by . |
| 5 | It 's expected 30,000 people will use this pub over the weekend . |
| 6 | The singer , best known for the classic Great Balls Of Fire , was expected two days ago but was said to be furious at taking second billing in the Giants of Rock 'n' Roll concerts . |
| 7 | The company said last October that it was expecting 20,000 subscribers by year-end , but at the start of March it had signed just 8,500 to the service . |