Example sentences of "[was/were] expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To the shepherd this meant they were expecting a storm . |
| 2 | Fournier talked to Flavia about her own reading ; she must promise to come back soon , they told her , they were expecting a houseful on the Quatorze Juillet , nephews and nieces , young married people , des universitaires , they will be interested to meet you . |
| 3 | We were expecting a man , do n't forget . |
| 4 | She said : ‘ Leo went to answer it because we were expecting a constituency worker with some papers . |
| 5 | Kermit and his staff watched and waited — they were expecting a blow but they did not or could not comprehend how severe it was to be . |
| 6 | Even if they are what you think they are , rival agents , how could they have known you were expecting a letter , and how could they have known you were expecting it on that particular night ? ’ |
| 7 | Shanti and Chris discovered in February that they were expecting a baby , There was tremendous excitement and we all began to look forward to this addition to the family . |
| 8 | We were expecting a visitor at half-past ten , and I wondered whether Holmes would finish his breakfast before our visitor arrived . |
| 9 | The senior , Flying Officer Jimmy Coutts , was married to a farmer 's daughter and they were expecting an addition to the family at any moment . |
| 10 | By then it was expected a set of scripts for that show would be available in rehearsal form for the Director to peruse , assess and add his contribution . |
| 11 | Naturally he was fed up , he 's only a child and he was expecting a present . |
| 12 | Jenny was expecting a present . |
| 13 | Then she forced a smile , and said , ‘ Of course , Damien : and proffered a cheek , averted as though she was expecting a blow . |
| 14 | She was expecting a bill of no more than £50 for the short job , presenter John Stapleton told viewers . |
| 15 | He did n't act much like a man who was expecting a favour , and if it were n't for Ana he certainly would n't get one . |
| 16 | Ardiles claimed : ‘ Everyone was expecting a shock result here , so it was nice to prove the doubters wrong . ’ |
| 17 | well that 's right , yeah , in fact I said to her I was expecting a phone call the other morning to say that |
| 18 | It was Sunday , she was expecting a detective , the timetable at the cafe was out of date . |
| 19 | But he was expecting a decision now , and with Angel firmly in mind there could only be one answer . |
| 20 | For example , if you arrive in my business dressed as a surgeon , a priest or a barrister when I was expecting a banker then we may have initial problems in communicating . |
| 21 | Carver explained that he was expecting a friend in Australia to wire him $1,500 any day . |
| 22 | ‘ You remember I mentioned I was expecting a friend ? |
| 23 | ‘ I was expecting a relief nurse to arrive , and the doctor who 'd been sent for . |
| 24 | In January 1989 the Secretary of State for Education and Science said that he was expecting a doubling of student numbers during the next twenty-five years . |
| 25 | Lindner thought he was on his way to Headingley on a similar deal and was expecting a contract to be faxed to him yesterday . |
| 26 | I was expecting a chance to get my papers organized . |
| 27 | He was expecting a visit from the young woman he had been wooing assiduously and he had carefully orchestrated the evening so that all his housemates were out and he had the house to himself . |
| 28 | Sybil also heard Angy giving Delia her address so it 's reasonable to assume that she was expecting a visit from her some time . |
| 29 | Informix was expecting a $22m cheque last week for its share of the 60,000-user US Army RCAS contract which is worth $1.6bn overall : it received an initial $5m payment back in January . |
| 30 | ‘ I was expecting a visitor . ’ |