Example sentences of "[pron] [be] expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 'm expecting great things of you , too . " |
| 2 | I 'm expecting another call from our informant . |
| 3 | Again I was expecting military style spick and span . |
| 4 | Friends of the Earth urged the government to delay any decision on Thorp until after the advisory committee completes its review of radioactive waste disposal for the next 20 years , which is expected next year . |
| 5 | MacDonald 's hostess Angela Donalis from the city 's Lord Street premises is stocking up for the huge demand which is expected this weekend . |
| 6 | Had she been expecting any apology , though , Fabia realised then that she would have been disappointed for , ‘ Hrm , ’ was all he grunted , and , handing the letter back , he scrutinised her with a hard look , and Fabia had the feeling that he thought that she was the one in the wrong ! |
| 7 | Unless er there was any er you know you , you were expecting any problems . |
| 8 | Er she has bought her own surgery in er Smethwick , but she comes from er , sh she 's married , she 's got one son and she 's expecting another baby any day now . |
| 9 | Liz , a busy working mother of three , is pictured with promotions executive , Elizabeth Ollier , who is expecting many friends to join in the family celebrations . |
| 10 | Mum Fran , who is expecting another baby in January , added : ‘ We have been very fortunate . |
| 11 | She was expecting another visit from the police . |
| 12 | You see , she expected so much , always had , and now she was expecting some miracle to come to her through her daughter . |
| 13 | She was expecting some supper . |
| 14 | She was expecting bad news ! |
| 15 | Now several mornings a week when perhaps she should have been concerning herself with the house ( she delegated more and more to the housekeeper , who after all had run everything before she , Lily , had come ) , she would go and sit with Sadie , who was expecting another child at Christmas . |
| 16 | We are expecting 120 kids — Praise God ! ! |
| 17 | ‘ I was n't in Belfast for the second leg but from what I saw on television they gave Tbilisi a lot of problems and that 's what we are expecting next week . |
| 18 | ‘ We 've had three months of investigation and it 's important that we now look forward to next year 's National when we are expecting large crowds . ’ |
| 19 | We 're expecting good news from the States and there should be a knock-on effect . " |
| 20 | We 're expecting some students to get merit . |
| 21 | The last ten days gradually it has been coming back since the really trough period in late January with the war and the snow , etc. , and in fact this week erm we 're expecting this week to probably do double the level of bookings that we did last week , and that 's on overseas holidays for summer and winter . |
| 22 | ‘ The 5% increase in house prices which we were expecting this year would have solved most of our problems , including the brunt of the arrears and repossessions , ’ it says . |
| 23 | Cantona has become so attractive to Leeds that they are expected this week to offer him a two or three-year contract , and Nimes , his French club , a further £800,000 , when the striker 's loan period expires at the end of the season . |
| 24 | ‘ Maybe they 're expecting another explosion ? ’ |
| 25 | A trip to London was planned and they were expecting two visits — one from an elderly relative who 'd been in touch after receiving a holiday postcard and another from two people who used to live in the flat upstairs and had telephoned asking if they could call by . |
| 26 | In the meantime , he has given the socialists a much-needed shot in the arm which might just save them from the total disaster they were expecting next month . |
| 27 | In the meantime , he has given the Socialists a much-needed shot in the arm which might just save them from the total disaster they were expecting next month . |
| 28 | It 's expected 30,000 people will use this pub over the weekend . |
| 29 | By encouraging people to vote against the complex at elections it is expected that legislature will then be able to pass laws and regulations and make institutional changes which will expunge this cancerous growth from American society . |
| 30 | Although the built heritage is to be included , it is expected that planning and listing will remain with the Department of the Environment . |