People lived in expectation and wondered whether he was the Christ.

She wept and took comfort, for she lived in expectation.

When he had sent it he awaited Minna's reply, and only lived in expectation of it.

Looking back now I can see how I lived in expectation of mail day, but suddenly his letters stopped.

My eyes were quite prepared for any number of surprises, my imagination lived in expectation of something new and wonderful.