Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] expecting " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat in my cell expecting to be called out for execution at any moment . |
| 2 | ‘ I went home and got on with my work expecting them to come for me any day or night . ’ |
| 3 | Her son was married , her daughter-in-law expecting their first baby and she did n't know what to say next . |
| 4 | Anna , neither knowing what she felt , nor what she would like to feel , went to her mother expecting to find Laura in a similar confusion of relief and distress , and treating her loss as occasion for a fine theatrical flourish . |
| 5 | They are not a noticeably intellectual lot , the Greens , and anyone who goes to one of their conferences expecting deeply researched papers on the carbon tax issue or the structure of the future Green confederation of Europe will come away disappointed . |
| 6 | Leith knew then , when her mother began , ‘ Is n't it exciting ? ’ that she was wasting her time expecting her to agree that it was about time Sebastian got his act together . |
| 7 | Mark arrived at his office expecting to have a few clear days ahead to finalise the European Business Plan and prepare his presentation to Cocello . |
| 8 | ‘ Is your sister expecting you at a specific time ? ’ asked Penry when they were on the way to Haverfordwest at last . |
| 9 | Our intention was to fly low level VFR into French airspace , climb onto airways VFR , then , as we were expecting to catch up a cold front around Limoges , refile IFR and continue to our destination expecting an IFR approach with a reported cloud base of 600 to 800 ft . |