Sentence examples for as though he expected from inspiring English sources

Got any other coat?" he asked, as though he expected the answer to be no.

For the next few days, Merckx continued to claw back the seconds as though he expected Ocaña to crack.

He sometimes referred to his "trouble," as though he expected everyone to know what this had been.

As they approached, the homeless man, who identified himself as Kevin Washington, shook his head, as though he expected trouble.

Not one player in their locker room has tried to play it as though he expected to be playing in June.

"I, personally, am not afraid of flying," Mr. Dakki said while looking over his shoulder at the scene as though he expected to be arrested at any minute.

It looks as though he expects the performers to fall on the floor at any moment, but he says this is a habit of his – the rugs just make people feel more comfortable.

This is the world according to Van Gaal, of course, who, in tones so exasperated it's almost as though he expects a wan observation to be framed as a Defiant Rant, has been offering arch comment on his current employment status.

While the SEC continues its investigation into Ahmed, the motion makes it appear as though he expects to be fully vindicated at some point.

Mr. Culp said that Danaher would continue to look for more deals as a path for growth, though he expected other purchases this year to be smaller acquisitions to augment existing businesses.

As a consequence, even though he expects revenue to grow rapidly by boosting his salesforce from 40 to 240 in a year, Bryan doesn't expect a positive cash flow until 1998.