Example sentences of "is expecting " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much also depends on the seating positions and whether the pilot is expecting the extra ‘ g ’ and prepares for it by tensing himself up . |
| 2 | Mr Chapman is expecting to publish around 25 books in the first year , and could float the company within five years . |
| 3 | • What do I do if an employee says she is expecting a baby ? |
| 4 | The Government is to amend the Environment Protection Bill and is expecting a rough passage through the Lords where a select committee is already examining the NCC 's scientific base . |
| 5 | Barry Hills is expecting his Cesarewitch winner Nomadic Way to reach the top in due course but his one run this season hardly suggests he will beat Cruising Altitude receiving only 4lb . |
| 6 | Consultation with the council 's constituent bodies and other interested parties will begin immediately , but the council is expecting considerable opposition — particularly from some national newspapers — to key recommendations . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I wonder whether our friend Tammuz Malamute is expecting this visitor . ’ |
| 9 | She is in the early stages of pregnancy , her belly gently swelling inside her pink dress , and she tells me with obvious delight that she is expecting a summer bambino . |
| 10 | Ola Sirant , 34 , who covers the shows for Canadian magazine Chatelaine and Toronto Life 's monthly Fashion , is expecting her first child in September . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Germany received 256,112 asylum-seekers last year and is expecting an estimated 400,000 this year . |
| 13 | Mr Rorha Arora , manager of the Ritz , is expecting a full restaurant . |
| 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 | Gross is in charge of a 1,100 fleet made up of 800 ‘ job ’ cars and 300 user-chooser vehicles , and is expecting to save around £400 a year per car by switching to diesel with a mix of manufacturers . |
| 16 | But Mrs Scott , 26 , from Crewe , Cheshire , gave birth to Katie two years ago and is expecting another child . |
| 17 | Becker says that it is expecting too much of Third world bourgeoisies to think they can bring about societal transformations on a grand scale or act in the ‘ heroic ’ way of entrepreneurs a century ago ( Becker 1983 ) . |
| 18 | Perhaps as Becker has suggested for the bourgeoisie ( Becker 1983 ) and Roxborough for the proletariat ( Roxborough 1984 ) , it is expecting too much to place the burden of revolution on the shoulders of any one class . |
| 19 | ‘ George Evans is expecting me . |
| 20 | He is expecting the call . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Do come in , my husband is expecting you . |
| 22 | Whilst this is expecting a great deal for such groups , a measure of personal ministry to the individual plus group ministry to one another would seem to preserve the right balance . |
| 23 | Psychogenic reactions to food are important in the diagnosis of food allergy and intolerance , because a challenge with any food may produce symptoms if the patient is expecting symptoms . |
| 24 | Generally , the mind , through its sensory indriyas , provides the patterns which — mirrored in the input characteristics and design features of both brain and the physical sense organ themselves — automatically selects and sorts the incoming sensory signals into what the mind is expecting . |
| 25 | Discussing the seeding of players in the men 's singles at Wimbledon one year , peter West remarked of one of the hopefuls , ‘ Jimmy Connors 's wife is expecting a baby and there was some doubt about his entry . ’ |
| 26 | She is expecting to be met by a local member of Committee staff and so is not surprised when a young Thai dressed formally in dark trousers and white short-sleeved shirt and carrying a dark peaked cap comes up to her and says , ‘ Excuse me , you are waiting for some-one ? ’ |
| 27 | Sometimes , too , it is possible to make the mistake of thinking that she is expecting us to come up with all the answers when , often , all she wants is the opportunity to state the problem to someone who understands and will not criticise her . |
| 28 | ‘ My wife is expecting our first baby in January , ’ he replied shyly . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | ACTRESS Samantha Bond , left , is expecting her second baby . |