Example sentences of "[pron] [be] expecting a [adj] [noun] " 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 | Nobody 's expecting a big queue of potential purchasers |
| 5 | If by now you 're expecting a Manic Miner ish run-round-platforms-collecting-things game , you 're absolutely … |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | A boss who was expecting a quiet birthday with his family at home was taken completely by surprise when his highly desirable secretary invited him back to her home for a drink after work . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Arnold Wilcox-Wood , manager of Clayton Square , says : ‘ We are expecting a high response to this year 's award . |
| 10 | And they 'd only be significant if we were expecting a significant disproportion anyway |
| 11 | Analysts are concerned US shares can not sustain their current levels and they are expecting a sharp fall on Wall Street later . |
| 12 | They were expecting a three day music festival at this site near Milton Keynes . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |