Example sentences of "[pers pn] was expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was expecting a chance to get my papers organized . |
| 2 | ‘ I was expecting a relief nurse to arrive , and the doctor who 'd been sent for . |
| 3 | For example , if you arrive in my business dressed as a surgeon , a priest or a barrister when I was expecting a banker then we may have initial problems in communicating . |
| 4 | well that 's right , yeah , in fact I said to her I was expecting a phone call the other morning to say that |
| 5 | ‘ You remember I mentioned I was expecting a friend ? |
| 6 | ‘ I was expecting a visitor . ’ |
| 7 | I was expecting a baby at the time . |
| 8 | It was Sunday , she was expecting a detective , the timetable at the cafe was out of date . |
| 9 | She was expecting a bill of no more than £50 for the short job , presenter John Stapleton told viewers . |
| 10 | Then she forced a smile , and said , ‘ Of course , Damien : and proffered a cheek , averted as though she was expecting a blow . |
| 11 | Sybil also heard Angy giving Delia her address so it 's reasonable to assume that she was expecting a visit from her some time . |
| 12 | Another lady that I met was suffering from the elephant man 's disease ; her husband had recently died and she was expecting a baby . |
| 13 | So she had left her native Ireland with a new , gentle man and she was expecting a baby . |
| 14 | It was hardly a secret by this time ; even her loose maternity dress could not disguise the fact that she was expecting a baby in six weeks ' time . |
| 15 | She was expecting a baby , and we all hoped she would have a son , who would inherit the Linton fortune . |
| 16 | I could see that she was expecting a baby . |
| 17 | She had a baby we she was expecting a baby and we called it P J , anyw and she said it was going to be Peter John and th anyway when it arrived it was a Pamela Jane . |
| 18 | And now that she was clearly going to have to give up her job — Ross had made it clear that he would n't approve of her returning to work , and especially not when she was expecting a baby — having something to get her teeth into , such as restoring an ancient building , sounded a great idea . |
| 19 | For somewhat different reasons in each case , there is not entailment between I chose the first rose on the list and I chose the first flower on the list , nor between Mary was disappointed to receive a rose and Mary was disappointed to receive a flower ( perhaps she was expecting an orchid ? ) . |
| 20 | By then it was expected a set of scripts for that show would be available in rehearsal form for the Director to peruse , assess and add his contribution . |
| 21 | Naturally he was fed up , he 's only a child and he was expecting a present . |
| 22 | Carver explained that he was expecting a friend in Australia to wire him $1,500 any day . |
| 23 | In January 1989 the Secretary of State for Education and Science said that he was expecting a doubling of student numbers during the next twenty-five years . |
| 24 | But he was expecting a decision now , and with Angel firmly in mind there could only be one answer . |
| 25 | He was expecting a visit from the young woman he had been wooing assiduously and he had carefully orchestrated the evening so that all his housemates were out and he had the house to himself . |
| 26 | Mr Bob Balchin , chairman of the Grant-Maintained Schools Foundation , said yesterday that he was expecting an avalanche of parental ballots after the Easter holidays . |