Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [be] expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then suddenly I had a phone call , which really was out of the blue because if anything I had been expecting a letter . |
| 2 | She had been expecting a visit from Rick Lawrence ; if Lou 's predictions were correct she would have changed from her working clothes into something more alluring and put on fresh make-up and perfume to receive him . |
| 3 | She had been expecting a lift which failed to materialise , defending solicitor Mark Blundell told the court . |
| 4 | John Ransome , who had been expecting a first-round tie against Mark Maclean , gratefully accepted the benefit of the Scottish No 1 's withdrawal by ousting fellow Englishman Paul Johnson . |
| 5 | John Ransome , who had been expecting a first-round tie against Mark Maclean , gratefully accepted the benefit of the Scottish No 1 's withdrawal by ousting fellow Englishman Paul Johnson . |