Example sentences of "expecting the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the shift in demand was not predictable , even rational people would not have expected it , and so the typical supplier would be finding the price of the good on her island higher than she was initially expecting the average price to be . |
| 2 | The Russian campaign started , in fact , while most people were still expecting the final show-down with Britain to begin in the near future . |
| 3 | Earlier we were discussing the fact that at some stages of life we are , unconsciously at least , expecting the imminent demise of someone we love , as in the case of a very elderly parent . |
| 4 | The area was on a war footing and all was bustle and preparation , expecting the hourly arrival of the enemy . |
| 5 | For example , if the current one-year rate is rs 1 = 6.5 per cent and the market is expecting the one-year rate in a year 's time to be = 7.5 per cent , then the market is expecting a 100 investment in two one-year bonds to yield 100 ( 1.065 ) ( 1.075 ) = 114.49 after two years . |