Example sentences of "i 'd [be] expecting " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd been expecting her to put up a stiff rearguard action , protesting that holidays were one thing and everyday life another , that she had only surrendered to me in a moment of weakness which she would regret for the rest of her life , and so on and so forth . |
| 2 | I 'd been expecting a great hall with a giant round table , towering turrets , a moat and a drawbridge , but , of course , it turned out to be a ruin . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd been expecting for ages to hear you two were getting engaged . |
| 4 | I think I 'd been expecting something good when I reach the village — a bed for the night , perhaps — but the place was deserted . |
| 5 | And then I thought maybe I 'd been expecting too much . |
| 6 | I do n't know what I 'd been expecting . |