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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'expect being' is not grammatically correct in written English.
You could use the phrase 'expect to be' (e.g. I expect to be finished by the end of the day) or 'expectation of being' (e.g. I have an expectation of being successful).
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"What does he expect, being so famous?" asked the annoying girl.
"An older audience has been trained to expect being cued to laugh," he said.
Many people have come to expect being asked to punch in an account number, only to be asked for it again seconds later by a human being.
"I was nervous because I didn't know what to expect being with other students every day, but I really enjoy the campus.
He mentioned that he was informally warned that for their participation in the Pussy Riot trial, the defense lawyers may expect being hard pressed, maybe even disbarred.
In a profile by Rolling Stone magazine, he said of his divorce that changes to his lifestyle (and you expect being profiled by Rolling Stone was just the sort of thing he meant) played a part.
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"What I expect is respect and affection.
The name everyone expected was iWatch.
The questions, as we expected, were excellent.
The losers as expected are local authorities.
Revenue, as expected, was a strong spot.
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