Example sentences of "expecting some [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 . ’
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