Example sentences of "had been expect the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been expecting the news , because of her privileged position in the ‘ Petticoat Mafia ’ but it none-the-less visibly upset her . |
| 2 | She knew Sarah had been expecting the place to be unfit to live in and was pleased to see her eyes widen in surprise . |
| 3 | Diana , who had been expecting the two boys to join her at Althorp in Northamptonshire today , phoned them briefly yesterday morning . |
| 4 | If Patrick had been expecting the small man to head up Grafton Street , then he was disappointed ; the guide continued on past the bottom of the crowded street , passing Yeates & Son , the opticians with the giant spectacle frame hanging outside the shop , heading into Nassau Street and then he turned right into Dawson Street . |
| 5 | Lorton had known who they were as soon as he 'd seen them ; he had been expecting the police , though not quite as soon as this , and in any case salesmen rarely travelled in pairs . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The City had been expecting the chemicals giant 's confirmation that it would be hiving off its pharmaceuticals and agrichemicals businesses to a new company , Zeneca . |
| 8 | With the Appeal Board clearing Durie it had been expected the caution would be expunged . |