Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] expect a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They must be expecting a nuclear attack . ’ |
| 2 | She realised she was on her own ; George must be expecting a true Conflict Situation if he was already saving his last bullet for himself . |
| 3 | He wished all the units had gone self-governing to allow the district to concentrate on its needs assessment and purchasing role and predicted that the units might be expecting a cosier relationship than he anticipated . |
| 4 | ‘ I was thinking I 'm going to be picked up at JFK and they 'll be expecting a black feminist and they 'll realise they 've got the wrong author . ’ |
| 5 | So I 'll be expecting a big pay rise at the end of it . |
| 6 | She 'd be expecting a full report on Pierremont House and the dear little village , so quiet , so tasteful . |
| 7 | Bingham will be expecting a solid win and it will be disappointing if he does n't get it . |
| 8 | ‘ Shearer is only 21 and Blackburn might not be one of the glamour clubs , but they will be expecting an awful lot from him . ’ |