Example sentences of "be expect [conj] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This might have been expected since the total amount of reactant gases shown by the equation is four moles whereas only three moles of gaseous product are formed . |
| 2 | It might have been expected that the tribal masks and statuettes that had such a profound effect on Picasso 's painting would have excited him to a new activity in the field of sculpture as they did Derain and , to a certain extent , Matisse . |
| 3 | We are expecting that the British economy next year should grow in line with the G7 average . |
| 4 | In West Sussex the English elm ( Ulmus procera ) is nearing extinction and it might be expected that the large numbers of standing dead trees will , at least temporarily , provide large amounts of insect food and sites for hole-nesting species . |
| 5 | It might be expected that the main means by which teachers would become acquainted with the concept of SSE would be through their own LEA scheme . |
| 6 | It is certainly what would be expected if the latent inhibitor functions like a CS- but it could just as easily be a consequence of generalization decrement — adding another stimulus to the excitatory CS might modify the way in which the latter is perceived and thus reduce its ability to evoke the CR . |
| 7 | Increased development funds from the EEC may also be expected if the proposed IDP is accepted . |
| 8 | The hypothesized eastward movement of China towards the Pacific would be expected because the continental lithosphere of Eurasia would provide more resistance to lateral movement than the subduction zones of the western Pacific margin . |
| 9 | As might be expected when the large area in which Gaelic was widespread is considered , plant names may differ from place to place or be recorded in variant forms , and the choice ( in most cases ) of one name only in the Flora was extremely difficult . |
| 10 | Such movements were expected when the current interest rate was well above or below its long-run mean , and there was a high degree of reversion each time period . |
| 11 | Secondly , the number of significant train accidents recorded in 1990 was the lowest on record and it is expected that the final figure for 1991 will show a further decline . |
| 12 | In the South Wales region it is expected that the annual quantity required from this source will rise from about 2.8 mt to 3.6 mt over the 20 year period , despite the fact that as a proportion of overall consumption it will fall from 15% to 10% . |
| 13 | In the South Wales region it is expected that the annual quantity required from this source will rise from about 2.8 mt to 3.6 mt over the 20 year period , despite the fact that as a proportion of overall consumption it will fall from 15% to 10% . |
| 14 | It is expected that the appointed person will have an excellent record in applied scientific research coupled with a sound understanding of commercial contract research . |
| 15 | Recently , the Auditing Practices Board ( APB ) suggested in the preface to its Exposure Draft , Going Concern , that ‘ … one year is normally the period during which it is expected that the financial statements can reasonably be relied upon ’ . |
| 16 | It is expected that the new system could be in place in the year 1993–94 . |
| 17 | Foreign investment in 1989 rose by almost 76 per cent to 8,600 million ringgits , and it was expected that the upward trend would be maintained for 1990 . |
| 18 | By lunchtime it was expected that the sit-down run throughs would be complete and timed to run an optimum length of twenty-four minutes , thirty seconds . |
| 19 | When pressed by Jeremy Corbyn ( Labour ) about the department 's perceived shift towards means-testing and away from the universality he replied this was expected as the Labour party was also re-examining its commitment to universality — as John Smith has said ‘ nothing was ruled out and nothing was ruled in ’ . |