Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] expect a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Erm which wo n't be a vast amount , you know , I was expecting a slow start and we 've had a fairly slow start , but you know I 'm not worried by that at all . |
2 | We could n't get a babysitter , so I was expecting a cold TV dinner thrown at my head when I rolled back . |
3 | And they 'd only be significant if we were expecting a significant disproportion anyway |
4 | ( 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 ’ . ) |
5 | They were expecting a three day music festival at this site near Milton Keynes . |
6 | It was expecting a further 25,000 on Christmas Day . |