Example sentences of "[be] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She had been expecting Hubert Molland with the parish magazine , which was why she had answered the door . |
| 32 | You must have been expecting trouble . ’ |
| 33 | I can remember Leslie coming home , I think I must have been expecting Doreen at the time , that was in , that was early early on , nineteen , well that was nineteen sixty three , and he was , he had heard that had I had been in the Gatehouse Drama Club , and er he said , Would I be interested in com in coming to the Drama in if they started ? |
| 34 | To distance himself from his domestic woes it can be expected Gooch will drive himself and his players even harder than usual in training the next few days . |
| 35 | First , the interviewer will be expecting questions related to the company and what the job involves . |
| 36 | The bell rang before she could open it and Jenna stood just inside the sitting-room in her long housecoat , wondering who on earth it could be ; the post had arrived over an hour ago and she did n't know enough people to be expecting visitors . |
| 37 | But over and above that , you ca n't be expecting nurses to , presuming you 'd get more , to take over home care duties . |
| 38 | ‘ I wonder if we should take out an insurance policy , just in case I might be expecting twins … ? ’ |
| 39 | ‘ I 'm expecting visitors later this evening , ’ Talbot said . |
| 40 | As he no longer wrote to relatives or old war comrades , he explained stiffly , ‘ I 'm expecting word from my daughter in London . |
| 41 | ‘ Well not then no just to warn him I 'm expecting guests … |
| 42 | you wan na see this one with location ski jacket on , I 'm expecting snow any minute |
| 43 | With Amstrad shares edging ahead to 29p , just 1p below the offer price , analysts were expecting shareholders to hold out for a better offer . |
| 44 | One BBC insider said they were expecting complaints from Mr Major about coverage of his early speeches , when his attempts to focus on constitutional issues went largely unreported . |
| 45 | I though we were expecting visitors today . " |
| 46 | True there 'd been found in Alicia 's desk , but everyone thought that was just an accident , now they began to wonder if someone had put them there , not Alicia , Lizzie would n't do a thing like that , but somebody , it was getting near half term and new the girls were excited because some of them were expecting visits from there parents . |
| 47 | I looked like a rag doll , and they were expecting princess Voluptua . |
| 48 | I wore my trusty Scarpa Trionic Mantas ( £106 ) for the whole trek , as we were expecting snow and would therefore need the compatible Yeti Gaiters that help make the boots virtually waterproof . |
| 49 | 52% said they were expecting partner remuneration to fall in absolute terms over the next year . |
| 50 | I think they were expecting roller skates and waterfalls . ’ |
| 51 | Sunwatchers : if you were expecting Texas Instruments to formally announce the Viking chip before Sun trots out its Viking boxes May 19 , take heart . |
| 52 | They were expecting Princess Voluptua . ’ |
| 53 | They were expecting Club 18–30 , but she would be long gone before that intrusion . |
| 54 | Catherine and Hindley were expecting presents , and they rushed eagerly to see what it was . |
| 55 | The most we can do is expect Owen everywhere , and be strong enough to match him wherever he strikes . |
| 56 | There are also concerns about how realistic it is to expect directors , let alone auditors , to confirm for one year ahead of the date the accounts are approved that their company will be a going concern . |
| 57 | ‘ Till slow she sunk in Death 's expecting arms ; |
| 58 | He 's expecting interest from all over Britain and abroad in the sale . |
| 59 | The group is expecting customers to be banks , processors and others linked to farming as well as ‘ agro-industrial multinationals ’ , co-operatives and commodity boards . |
| 60 | Greece and Spain expect emissions to rise by at least 25 per cent and Portugal is expecting rise of between 29-39 per cent , depending on economic growth . |