Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adv] expect [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I was not expecting any of you . ’
2 I was n't expecting that .
3 Oh that 's a bit political Rachael is n't it a bit political I was n't expecting that
4 I was n't expecting all this . ’
5 I was n't expecting this . ’
6 I missed the strike two weeks ago and I was n't expecting this .
7 I was n't expecting any instant miracles , ’ Richard smiled .
8 I was half expecting some serious , mumbling classical music type , but instead I found an intelligent and lively personality whose last opera was a portrait of American comedian Jack Benny .
9 ‘ But I can see you were n't expecting this . ’
10 ‘ Well , you were n't to expect that . ’
11 There was no answer , but then , she was n't expecting any .
12 Before leaving Britain we 'd learnt that the hike up to Mount Kenya 's ‘ walkers summit ’ , Point Lenana , was not too demanding , and that the climbing route up to the twin summits of Batian and Nelion was graded mainly Diff , with a few patches of Severe , so we were n't expecting any technical problems .
13 We were n't expecting this but we have been campaigning to get rid of the car tax for 20 years .
14 Weekend press comment about the fragility of the recovery meant they were not expecting good news .
15 It was as if he were always expecting bad news to be relayed to him .
16 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 .
17 He was n't expecting much to have come in during his absence but if nothing else there should be something from the foreign residents department at the Questura .
18 He was n't expecting that .
19 He was not expecting this display of outright defiance .
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