Example sentences of "[be] [adv] expect a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're now expecting an official approach at board level from The Oval but the answer will be the same . ’ |
| 2 | Mr Litman refused to discuss details of the money involved but his Russian associates are clearly expecting a considerable boost to their meagre pensions . |
| 3 | Profits have dropped by a fifth to £34.8 million in the first half of this year , and he 's not expecting an early recovery . |
| 4 | I was not expecting a personal visit . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I was not expecting a great deal of management input from them , ’ he says . |
| 6 | I was n't expecting a miraculous transformation , you see , I was expecting the Belinda I 've come to know and love . ’ |