Example sentences of "i be expect [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 As he no longer wrote to relatives or old war comrades , he explained stiffly , ‘ I 'm expecting word from my daughter in London .
2 you wan na see this one with location ski jacket on , I 'm expecting snow any minute
3 The neck is made from maple , which was a surprise , because I was expecting mahogany .
4 With the depressed economy and appalling trade figures ( improved a little , one hopes , by a healthy Christmas ) , I was expecting doom and gloom as I did my recent rounds of the publishing houses .
5 I was expecting death in a uniform , but it was just Frank McHugh , a beef-faced truck driver in a cloth cap .
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