Example sentences of "i [was/were] expect [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Says Catherine ‘ My flatmates and I were expecting the return of our £780 deposit when we were told the agency had gone bankrupt . |
| 2 | I was expecting a chance to get my papers organized . |
| 3 | ‘ I was expecting a relief nurse to arrive , and the doctor who 'd been sent for . |
| 4 | For example , if you arrive in my business dressed as a surgeon , a priest or a barrister when I was expecting a banker then we may have initial problems in communicating . |
| 5 | well that 's right , yeah , in fact I said to her I was expecting a phone call the other morning to say that |
| 6 | ‘ You remember I mentioned I was expecting a friend ? |
| 7 | ‘ I was expecting a visitor . ’ |
| 8 | I was expecting a baby at the time . |
| 9 | I was n't expecting a miraculous transformation , you see , I was expecting the Belinda I 've come to know and love . ’ |
| 10 | I was expecting the lads soon , anyway , as they were coming to pick me up if I had not arrived by lunch-time and it was noon already . |