Example sentences of "if [pron] [vb past] be expecting " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as if I had been expecting visitors . |
| 2 | If she had been expecting an immediate outcry , she was sadly disappointed , but she was a determined young woman . |
| 3 | They were soon strolling with me round the house as if they 'd been expecting me for weeks . |
| 4 | Then , hoping he could remember enough of the ancient language of chivalry and selecting his words with extreme care , he said , ‘ Good Trees , we ask your assistance , ’ and saw the Elms nod to one another meaningfully , as if they had been expecting all along to be asked to do something for the Humans . |
| 5 | He seemed calm , almost as if he had been expecting his deputy 's treachery . |