Example sentences of "they [vb past] be expecting " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were soon strolling with me round the house as if they 'd been expecting me for weeks . |
| 2 | They opened her up , but could see no trace of the ulcer they had been expecting to find . |
| 3 | Analysts also worry that only 4,000 people were taken off the payroll in the quarter , bringing the total at the company down to 98,100 — they had been expecting that more would leave the company . |
| 4 | However they also felt that they had been expecting most children to write in sentences at too early an age . |
| 5 | Then , hoping he could remember enough of the ancient language of chivalry and selecting his words with extreme care , he said , ‘ Good Trees , we ask your assistance , ’ and saw the Elms nod to one another meaningfully , as if they had been expecting all along to be asked to do something for the Humans . |
| 6 | It was a letter they had been expecting . |