He kept expecting to find some hatch or window to the outside.

"I kept expecting to find a dead body or something."

"I kept expecting him to come back, to hear his voice."

They haven't done anything, and yet I -1 keep expecting something to happen.

Somehow she kept expecting to see Tom, but he wasn't about.

Also, he kept expecting George to call, but the guy never did.

It got to the point where I kept expecting a "bit" to show up.

Until the last minute, he kept expecting the door to open and friends to walk in.

He kept expecting at any moment to hear the call to arms, but it did not come.

She kept expecting a blow from behind, but it never came.