Example sentences of "expecting the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the shift in demand was not predictable , even rational people would not have expected it , and so the typical supplier would be finding the price of the good on her island higher than she was initially expecting the average price to be . |
| 2 | The Russian campaign started , in fact , while most people were still expecting the final show-down with Britain to begin in the near future . |
| 3 | For example , if , despite expecting the aggregate demand curve to be at AD 1 , people in general expected a price level of P , the actual price level will not be P : thus expectations and the model are in conflict . |
| 4 | If Patrick had been expecting the small man to head up Grafton Street , then he was disappointed ; the guide continued on past the bottom of the crowded street , passing Yeates & Son , the opticians with the giant spectacle frame hanging outside the shop , heading into Nassau Street and then he turned right into Dawson Street . |
| 5 | Hutt struck her from behind with some force , expecting the young woman to go down . |
| 6 | Earlier we were discussing the fact that at some stages of life we are , unconsciously at least , expecting the imminent demise of someone we love , as in the case of a very elderly parent . |
| 7 | The analysts have now downgraded their inflation forecasts for the rest of this year , but many are still expecting the underlying rate to creep back up to the top of the Chancellor 's target range of 4 per cent and above this summer . |
| 8 | The area was on a war footing and all was bustle and preparation , expecting the hourly arrival of the enemy . |
| 9 | We were expecting the American model to arrive in Europe with pleasurable anticipation , accepting its inevitability . |
| 10 | He was n't expecting the jarring shock that shot through his other arm but the shortness of the flex prevented him from pulling it more than a few inches off the table . |
| 11 | For example , if the current one-year rate is rs 1 = 6.5 per cent and the market is expecting the one-year rate in a year 's time to be = 7.5 per cent , then the market is expecting a 100 investment in two one-year bonds to yield 100 ( 1.065 ) ( 1.075 ) = 114.49 after two years . |
| 12 | It contains an inherent fallacy : you are expecting the silent majority to speak . |
| 13 | He had chosen this woman specifically because she was the sort she was — a simple type , immediately responsive to the baby , no outside involvements , so she was free to give her entire time to him , willing to do without time off while the baby was still on the breast , and not expecting the massive salary most women would want for a job like this . |
| 14 | Were you expecting the royal yacht Britannia , complete with resident crew ? ’ |