half expect

I half expected her to say something, but she did not.

In fact, he had half expected one or other of them to come to see him.

For some reason, she'd half expected to see them gone.

I'd half expected he would, and so was ready for him.

Right from the start I sort of half expected it.

I half expected to be shot at that moment, but nothing happened.

I half expected them to come, but no one appeared.

He had half expected, in the middle of the afternoon, to be the only one inside.

To tell you the truth, I half expected something to happen to him.

Nor did she get up and run away, as he had half expected.

She half expected Tom to be waiting just inside the living room.

He half expected his mother to tell him to get wood.

She half expected him to step back from the tree and let her fall.

No one laughed at her, although she more than half expected them to.

She half expected him to look for her, but he took no notice.

The story was so real, I half expected to see a little box sitting on my work table.

He at least half expected he'd have to convince me.

I half expected the roof to fall in, things were going so well.

I half expected someone to rush at me from one of them.

He half expected her to make a run through the darkness.

She half expected him to say something, put out his hand to wake her.

Her eyes widened, though she had half expected the result.

She half expected them to riot, but they did not.

I half expected him to tell me a bedtime story.

He half expected it to make a grab for him.