Expecting
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Both words in one sentence
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So, shortly thereafter when the decision was made to similarly remake the original, you would be forgiven for expecting that the reception would be positive.
Source: It's the Same, Now It Sucks - In Octopussy, Bond introduces himself at the reception of an Indian hotel and is told, "We've been expecting you," albeit in a more positive context than the others.
Source: The Anticipator -
The Anticipator: Bond introduces himself at the reception of an Indian hotel and is told, "We've been expecting you," which is, fortunately for James Bond, more positive than the other appearances of this trope in the other Bond films.
Source: Film / Octopussy
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