Example sentences of "[pron] [is] expecting [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , nobody 's expecting three or four sides , right , you 've got quarter of an hour , not erm , you know , if , if you can write a side a half you , you 'll be doing much better than most people , alright , so you 're just thinking about a side really , depending on how big your handwriting is . |
| 2 | Er she has bought her own surgery in er Smethwick , but she comes from er , sh she 's married , she 's got one son and she 's expecting another baby any day now . |
| 3 | Liz , a busy working mother of three , is pictured with promotions executive , Elizabeth Ollier , who is expecting many friends to join in the family celebrations . |
| 4 | Mum Fran , who is expecting another baby in January , added : ‘ We have been very fortunate . |
| 5 | It 's a fairly low risk erm threat at the moment , air strikes are cheap er they 're not particularly dangerous whether they 're effective or not is another matter , er and there 's no immediate come back on the domestic scene because no one is expecting any one state to be the saviour in that particular situation . |
| 6 | and he 's expecting some people to come round for his Legos . |
| 7 | College Principal Clive Brain says there 's a growing demand for technological education and he 's expecting large numbers of applicants . |