The lamp beat upon his face, and so intent was it and so still that it might have been that of a clear-cut classical statue, a personification of alertness and expectation. (Quelle: Projekt Gutenberg)
His profile was half turned towards me, and his face seemed to be rigid with expectation as he stared out into the blackness of the moor. (Quelle: Projekt Gutenberg)
Alexander reist in einem Kleinbus mit der beschwörenden Aufschrift: "exceeding expectation" - Die Erwartungen übertreffend. (Quelle: Welt 1999)