Example sentences of "[pers pn] 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 | Weekend press comment about the fragility of the recovery meant they were not expecting good news . |
| 3 | It was as if he were always expecting bad news to be relayed to him . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He was not expecting this display of outright defiance . |