Example sentences of "they [be] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her daughter-in-law Victoria , wife of her younger son Rupert Legge , tells me they are expecting Lady Spencer at their home , Hamswell House , near Bath . |
| 2 | ‘ They 're expecting results , though , and I have n't done a thing yet . ’ |
| 3 | I looked like a rag doll , and they were expecting princess Voluptua . |
| 4 | One BBC insider said they were expecting complaints from Mr Major about coverage of his early speeches , when his attempts to focus on constitutional issues went largely unreported . |
| 5 | They were expecting Club 18–30 , but she would be long gone before that intrusion . |
| 6 | They were expecting Princess Voluptua . ’ |
| 7 | I think they were expecting roller skates and waterfalls . ’ |
| 8 | 52% said they were expecting partner remuneration to fall in absolute terms over the next year . |
| 9 | True there 'd been found in Alicia 's desk , but everyone thought that was just an accident , now they began to wonder if someone had put them there , not Alicia , Lizzie would n't do a thing like that , but somebody , it was getting near half term and new the girls were excited because some of them were expecting visits from there parents . |