Example sentences of "expecting [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're expecting some students to get merit . |
| 2 | As teacher expectation has been shown to influence achievement , we may also need to examine how teachers are socialised into expecting some groups to fail . |
| 3 | He 's going to go through the tapes and pick the bits he 'd like to use on Monday next week ( with a stop watch to get an idea of the bits he 's interested in ) and will book into the OUTC studio on George Street ( 278802 ) during week you 're away ( 1 day 's booking max ) , expecting some help from Astrid/Simon/anyone else who 's around . |
| 4 | She reached down and , for a moment , Pete was half expecting some response ; a stag , perhaps , breaking the surface of the lake and climbing out to her , water streaming from its flanks as it came to her hand . |
| 5 | I bought it today expecting some figures but have n't found any yet . |
| 6 | Kersey looked at Wycliffe , expecting some question or comment and when none came he went on : ‘ So where did he spend his time after lunch each Sunday ? ’ |
| 7 | It would be just like Sipotai to attempt overwhelming force , and he had been expecting some kind of reaction ever since he had issued the order for Vortai 's herds to be culled . |
| 8 | It paused , obviously expecting some kind of shocked reaction . |
| 9 | You may be expecting some kind of platform game with bouncing mushrooms but instead you need a fair bit of brain power too ! |
| 10 | She waited defiantly , expecting some comment , ready to defend her choice . |
| 11 | Normally , I would n't care two hoots , but having come home unexpectedly , and with the thought of our marriage dazzling me , I 'm so happy that I keep expecting some obstacle to turn up . |
| 12 | and he 's expecting some people to come round for his Legos . |
| 13 | It had been expecting some trouble on May 23th , the anniversary of China 's annexation of Tibet in 1951 . |
| 14 | Evidently the employers were expecting some hostility , as the reminiscences of one elderly compositor suggest : " back in the 70s … |
| 15 | ‘ Kuwait was trying to reassert its pre-Gulf war position and Saudi Arabia was expecting some sort of show of compromise , ’ one analyst said . |
| 16 | I waited for a day or so , expecting some sort of national protest . |
| 17 | She was expecting some supper . |
| 18 | You see , she expected so much , always had , and now she was expecting some miracle to come to her through her daughter . |
| 19 | His pale , brilliant eyes on her face , as if he was expecting some reaction , he said deliberately , ‘ I own Ca ’ del Leone . ’ |
| 20 | I 'm expecting another call from our informant . |
| 21 | Bernice waited for the Doctor to continue , but he walked on and then glanced sideways at her as if expecting another question . |
| 22 | But Mrs Scott , 26 , from Crewe , Cheshire , gave birth to Katie two years ago and is expecting another child . |
| 23 | Now several mornings a week when perhaps she should have been concerning herself with the house ( she delegated more and more to the housekeeper , who after all had run everything before she , Lily , had come ) , she would go and sit with Sadie , who was expecting another child at Christmas . |
| 24 | Yasmin is expecting another child in the autumn and , although she will have to make some difficult decisions about whether or not to continue with her career after the baby is born , she is still determined to carry on working for as long as she can . |
| 25 | For Jacqui and her husband , bank official David Thompson are expecting another child next month . |
| 26 | Erm , before that he was the northern sales rep. for a large controls company , he is an amateur , erm , he lives with his wife and eighteen month old son and his wife 's expecting another child next month . |
| 27 | ‘ Maybe they 're expecting another explosion ? ’ |
| 28 | She was expecting another visit from the police . |
| 29 | Mum Fran , who is expecting another baby in January , added : ‘ We have been very fortunate . |
| 30 | Er she has bought her own surgery in er Smethwick , but she comes from er , sh she 's married , she 's got one son and she 's expecting another baby any day now . |