Example sentences of "[pers pn] be expect a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 These parties of mine have become something of an institution , and I am expecting a large number of people to come in and give their comments on the results in various constituencies .
2 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 .
3 We could n't get a babysitter , so I was expecting a cold TV dinner thrown at my head when I rolled back .
4 If by now you 're expecting a Manic Miner ish run-round-platforms-collecting-things game , you 're absolutely …
5 YOUNG mum Angie Wilson is praying for a speedy end to her homeless heartache for she is expecting a third baby in just nine weeks time .
6 If we are expecting a good level of practice from proprietors , whether private proprietors or statutory , then we have not to expect them to be out of pocket at the end of the day as a result .
7 Arnold Wilcox-Wood , manager of Clayton Square , says : ‘ We are expecting a high response to this year 's award .
8 And they 'd only be significant if we were expecting a significant disproportion anyway
9 Analysts are concerned US shares can not sustain their current levels and they are expecting a sharp fall on Wall Street later .
10 They were expecting a three day music festival at this site near Milton Keynes .
11 It is expecting a great deal of the courts to ask them to review the operational judgment of a chief of police who indicates that he reasonably believes that his forces are insufficient to prevent serious public disorder or serious damage to property .
12 I think he 's expecting a glorified vacation with a lot of scuba diving and board-sailing , but he does understand that a cruise-cure means giving up drugs .
13 It was expecting a further 25,000 on Christmas Day .
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