Example sentences of "[be] expect some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It had been expecting some trouble on May 23th , the anniversary of China 's annexation of Tibet in 1951 . |
| 3 | You may be expecting some kind of platform game with bouncing mushrooms but instead you need a fair bit of brain power too ! |
| 4 | Evidently the employers were expecting some hostility , as the reminiscences of one elderly compositor suggest : " back in the 70s … |
| 5 | The situation was complicated by the fact that a further United Kingdom election was expected some time during the autumn . |
| 6 | An official bulletin was expected some time after the consultation . |
| 7 | His pale , brilliant eyes on her face , as if he was expecting some reaction , he said deliberately , ‘ I own Ca ’ del Leone . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Kuwait was trying to reassert its pre-Gulf war position and Saudi Arabia was expecting some sort of show of compromise , ’ one analyst said . |
| 9 | She was expecting some supper . |
| 10 | You see , she expected so much , always had , and now she was expecting some miracle to come to her through her daughter . |