Example sentences of "have [be] expecting [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crew has been expecting a return to the Gulf . |
| 2 | The stock market has been expecting an announcement all week . |
| 3 | John Ransome , who had been expecting a first-round tie against Mark Maclean , gratefully accepted the benefit of the Scottish No 1 's withdrawal by ousting fellow Englishman Paul Johnson . |
| 4 | John Ransome , who had been expecting a first-round tie against Mark Maclean , gratefully accepted the benefit of the Scottish No 1 's withdrawal by ousting fellow Englishman Paul Johnson . |
| 5 | Local party officials admit it 's embarrassing — Conservative Central Office had been expecting a contribution of more than eight thousand pounds . |
| 6 | Local party officials admit it 's embarrassing — Conservative Central Office had been expecting a contribution of more than eight thousand pounds . |
| 7 | Sophie had been expecting a house , with a front door and a bell . |
| 8 | She had been expecting a lift which failed to materialise , defending solicitor Mark Blundell told the court . |
| 9 | Isolated from her sons , Diana had been expecting a visit from Gilbey at Althorp House where she had been staying with her brother , Charles . |
| 10 | She had been expecting a visit from Rick Lawrence ; if Lou 's predictions were correct she would have changed from her working clothes into something more alluring and put on fresh make-up and perfume to receive him . |
| 11 | Its members , hoteliers , estate agents and other small businessmen , had been expecting a group of 19 ‘ ordinary ’ Russians . |
| 12 | Then suddenly I had a phone call , which really was out of the blue because if anything I had been expecting a letter . |
| 13 | She had been expecting the news , because of her privileged position in the ‘ Petticoat Mafia ’ but it none-the-less visibly upset her . |
| 14 | She knew Sarah had been expecting the place to be unfit to live in and was pleased to see her eyes widen in surprise . |
| 15 | She had been expecting the pool to be almost empty at that time of day and was surprised to see that there were about a dozen or so people in the water . |