Example sentences of "[be] [adv] expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taxi drivers on the resort island of Jerba , close to the Libyan border , are already expecting a windfall from the transit of foreigners working in Libya . |
| 2 | " You are not expecting a child by any chance , are you ? " |
| 3 | We 're now expecting an offer from Melchester Rovers . |
| 4 | ‘ Or does , whoever the person in question is — of course , I 'm not expecting a name — reciprocate the passion ? ’ |
| 5 | It therefore makes sense to use kicks judiciously only when there is a clear opening and the opponent is not expecting a kick . |
| 6 | Asking him to deliver is like expected a chameleon to stay the same colour whatever its environment . |
| 7 | Scot Colin Montgomerie 's wife Eimear is also expecting a baby at around the same time . |
| 8 | He had been half expecting a confession . |
| 9 | ‘ I was not expecting a visitor ! ’ |
| 10 | I certainly was n't expecting a delivery of 1,000 pints . |
| 11 | ‘ Hey , hey , I was n't expecting a speech . ’ |