Example sentences of "[be] [adv] expect [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are not expecting special dispensation and that is why so many of the Lourdes pilgrimages are undertaken by genuine pilgrims who may not be able to throw away their crutches at the end but will find new strength from their visit . |
| 2 | Their plans for No 11 confirm that the couple are not expecting imminent eviction . |
| 3 | Weekend press comment about the fragility of the recovery meant they were not expecting good news . |
| 4 | It was as if he were always expecting bad news to be relayed to him . |
| 5 | Evans & Sutherland is also expected this week to announce similar OGI-compliant graphics software aimed at the high-end graphics market . |
| 6 | He was not expecting this display of outright defiance . |
| 7 | Earlier this week the management was confidently expecting firm production orders within a matter of days . |
| 8 | It was also expected that government spending would be cut by 10 per cent , that state companies would be privatized and that sales taxes would be increased . |
| 9 | Maude 's telegram from the Queen was also expected this morning at Trees Park Village , near Middleton St George , where she has lived for the last seven years . |
| 10 | The stock-taking announcement , which was initially expected last year , has been put back several times . |
| 11 | She reached down and , for a moment , Pete was half expecting some response ; a stag , perhaps , breaking the surface of the lake and climbing out to her , water streaming from its flanks as it came to her hand . |