Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He was a new name taking over a side whose fans were expecting big things . |
| 2 | The bid was expected this week or next , with finance arranged through Manufacturers Hanover and Charterhouse , which acted for the brothers in the past . |
| 3 | The big fish and their consignment was expected any day . |
| 4 | ‘ Kuwait was trying to reassert its pre-Gulf war position and Saudi Arabia was expecting some sort of show of compromise , ’ one analyst said . |
| 5 | ‘ Until last October authorities were expecting this money to be ringfenced so did not consider this client group when they were consulting and drawing up their assessment models , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Evidently the employers were expecting some hostility , as the reminiscences of one elderly compositor suggest : " back in the 70s … |
| 7 | The Bank of England had at once consulted the New York banking house of J. P. Morgan , and an answer was expected that Sunday evening . |
| 8 | The situation was complicated by the fact that a further United Kingdom election was expected some time during the autumn . |
| 9 | An official bulletin was expected some time after the consultation . |