Example sentences of "[v-ing] what expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | He eventually flew to Europe , nervous and not knowing what to expect . |
| 2 | A large part of the fun I had testing this guitar through an amplifier came from not knowing what to expect . |
| 3 | She knew what to expect from the cykeman , but she was counting on his not knowing what to expect from her . |
| 4 | Not always knowing what to expect makes some of the physical and emotional changes associated with pregnancy harder to deal with — things like feeling more vulnerable , being easily upset , and crying a lot , are easier to take if you know this is a normal , if disturbing , aspect of pregnancy . |
| 5 | Not quite knowing what to expect other than that she wanted a new job , Jean turned up for work promptly on a cold , wet , Monday morning but found no one to let her in . |
| 6 | Knowing what to expect , as well as what not to expect , from colleagues enables the manager to head-off potential tensions or even group breakdown . |
| 7 | Such judgements should be based on experience that one continually learns from , which leads to knowing what to expect . |
| 8 | Ian edged into the room as though not quite knowing what to expect . |
| 9 | We pitched tents in the dark and clambered into our sleeping bags not knowing what to expect the next day . |