Example sentences of "had been expected [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The US Fish and Wildlife Service had been expected to reach a decision soon on whether to call for a ban or not . |
| 2 | Although there were violent clashes between rioters and police in Osaka in October 1990 [ see p. 37780 ] , there were fewer attempts by the radical left than had been expected to disrupt the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Akihito . |
| 3 | National newspapers had been expected to publish the declaration , code , and announcement of a system of readers ' representatives to take up complaints from the public in today 's newspapers . |
| 4 | Wimbledon had been expected to bear the brunt of the FA 's displeasure because of their past record . |
| 5 | The unprecedented level of media attention on the Royal Family in recent months had been expected to boost the figure above last year when 21 million viewers tuned in . |
| 6 | Mr Yeltsin had been expected to win the referendum , but not resoundingly . |