Example sentences of "expecting [art] answer " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leavis defined critical discussion as taking the form , ‘ This is so , is n't it ? ’ expecting the answer , ‘ yes , but … ’ ( though never , ‘ I very much doubt it ’ or ‘ No , in thunder ! ’ ) . |
| 2 | A speaker who asked questions expecting the answer ‘ True ’ sometimes incorporated an elaborated irony by which he attacked the revolution for its failure to uphold principles and policies to which he was , and was known to be , utterly opposed . |
| 3 | ‘ Well done , Tsu Ma ? ’ each said before moving on , expecting no answer ; seeing how he stood there , his arms limp at his sides , his broad chest heaving , his eyes locked on the fallen figure on the floor beneath him . |
| 4 | It was obvious from the way the staring eyes blinked , both Pairs together , that they had not been expecting an answer . |
| 5 | Suddenly he gave a curious little rapid shake of the head ; quizzical , rhetorical , not expecting an answer . |
| 6 | He looked up , not expecting an answer , but to fix me with his stare . |
| 7 | I asked , not expecting an answer . |