Example sentences of "be expect [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Woolacombe has been expecting him this age , and not a word from the man to anyone ! ’ |
| 2 | Mrs Boatman will certainly not be expecting her potential charges at Northumberland to be chasing all over the country in search of titles . |
| 3 | Said a source close to Paula , who is reported to be expecting their first baby in December : ‘ They had a whirlwind romance and just wanted to get together straight away . |
| 4 | They had bought their first house and were expecting their first baby . |
| 5 | My husband Peter and I started our collection when we were expecting our first child in 1945 . |
| 6 | If something unexpected happens during an inner journey — perhaps one of your guides will appear when you were expecting your inner child , or you find yourself in a cave rather than on a riverbank — go with your own experience . |
| 7 | THE wife of record-breaking bankrupt Kevin Maxwell proudly announced a nice little dividend for the troubled tycoon yesterday — she 's expecting their fifth child . |
| 8 | She 's expecting her second child in three weeks and is determined this time to have the baby at home . |
| 9 | Ola Sirant , 34 , who covers the shows for Canadian magazine Chatelaine and Toronto Life 's monthly Fashion , is expecting her first child in September . |
| 10 | ACTRESS Samantha Bond , left , is expecting her second baby . |
| 11 | The Ruritanian monarch is expecting her second baby . |
| 12 | The Ruritanian monarch is expecting her second baby . |
| 13 | ‘ All we ever wanted was for for Laura to get back to health and be able to go out and play with Louis , ’ said Fran who is expecting her third child . |
| 14 | He and his blonde wife , Adrienne , a Klanswoman who is expecting their first child next month , now have to be careful , they say . |
| 15 | Les , 61 , whose wife Tracy , 40 , is expecting their first child , has stopped smoking since the health scare that led him to quit a show last year . |
| 16 | This year he has a perfect excuse — his wife is expecting their first baby during the time the Three Wise Ladies are picking up from police , local authorities , and others information about weather , congestion , and danger points , and relaying it to the media . |
| 17 | The couple have four children aged between seven and three and Derek 's wife Dawn , 26 , is expecting their fifth child next month . |
| 18 | THE speciality chemicals group , Laporte , is expecting its recent £129 million acquisition , Evode , to boost earnings in the current year . |
| 19 | Twenty-two year old Marie , who is expecting her second child , was killed on the M 50 motorway near Twinning in Gloucestershire last June . |
| 20 | ‘ My wife is expecting our first baby in January , ’ he replied shyly . |
| 21 | It had been announced only a month ago that she was expecting her first child and would probably be leaving after the spring term . |
| 22 | Claire had always planned to set up her own practice and she left Coopers in December 1989 , when she was expecting her first child . |
| 23 | Lilian was in her second childhood and Harriet was expecting her second child , which she secretly despised . |
| 24 | ‘ I was expecting you last Wednesday . ‘ |
| 25 | He fiddled with a piece of card he was carrying and glowered at the exit to the Customs hall as if he was expecting his worst enemy to come through the door . |