Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost 30% of the province 's polling stations were closed for security reasons and the UN was expecting trouble . |
| 2 | If De Gaulle was expecting help from the others , he was deceived . |
| 3 | Catherine and Hindley were expecting presents , and they rushed eagerly to see what it was . |
| 4 | Naidoo reiterated that the NSC was expecting Sacu to come to a decision and could not ease it for them by offering guarantees of future tours . |
| 5 | Manager Graham Taylor was expecting Shearer to be laid off for some while , but the extent of the injury will be worrying for all concerned . |