Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [be] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as if I had been expecting visitors . |
| 2 | Somehow she 'd been expecting resistance , something she had frequently encountered with Graham Rowell whenever she had attempted anything new , and it came as a shock to find that she and David Markham were on the same wavelength . |
| 3 | From Jeff 's description , she 'd been expecting horns and cloven hoofs ! |
| 4 | She had been expecting changes and had steeled herself not to resent them . |
| 5 | She had been expecting Hubert Molland with the parish magazine , which was why she had answered the door . |
| 6 | Until then he 'd been expecting Blagg , and he might know exactly what he 'd left . ’ |
| 7 | Evidently he had been expecting Hazel to speak first and was somewhat at a loss . |