Example sentences of "[was/were] expect the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was now Friday , and the first volunteers were expected the following day ! |
| 2 | We were expecting the American model to arrive in Europe with pleasurable anticipation , accepting its inevitability . |
| 3 | They were expecting the finer points of drama and theatre management … instead they were introduced to the skills of the big top . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 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 . |