Example sentences of "[pron] had [be] expect [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been expecting this news for some time but it still came as a terrible shock . |
| 2 | However they also felt that they had been expecting most children to write in sentences at too early an age . |
| 3 | It had been expecting some trouble on May 23th , the anniversary of China 's annexation of Tibet in 1951 . |
| 4 | It would be just like Sipotai to attempt overwhelming force , and he had been expecting some kind of reaction ever since he had issued the order for Vortai 's herds to be culled . |
| 5 | He had been expecting this visit ; had been rehearsing what he would say . |