Example sentences of "[was/were] expect [art] [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were expecting a three day music festival at this site near Milton Keynes . |
| 2 | ( Perhaps this was where the first shock to people in the field arose 0 as one said , ‘ we were expecting an all-singing Branson man and what we got was , although he could be very charming , a quiet , distinctly unvibrant and very determined person ’ . ) |
| 3 | They rarely had visitors , and if ever anyone was expected the front drawing room in its pale greens and pinks with damp spots over the wall could be aired and dusted . |
| 4 | We could n't get a babysitter , so I was expecting a cold TV dinner thrown at my head when I rolled back . |
| 5 | James Brown when receiving our first album ‘ Box Frenzy ’ — ‘ I was expecting the first Clash album and got the third Sham 69 album ’ — which we thought was a bit of a compliment . |