Example sentences of "it [was/were] expect [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she said that almost as if it were expected of her rather than with conviction — and the family knew it . |
| 2 | He introduced me to the Branch Secretary , Forbes , who I found less congenial , more prone to rhetoric , though at his level I daresay it was expected of him . |
| 3 | This was because of past history when it was expected of the womenfolk , and the close family structure where others could be called on to assist if necessary . |
| 4 | Also it was expected of Rangers to attend divine worship . |
| 5 | At home in London she rarely bothered with such irrelevances ; here she knew it was expected of her and accordingly she had showered , dumped her travel-weary jeans into the laundry basket from which they would be rescued by a maid , washed , ironed and returned to her next day , and dressed herself in a loose silk jersey jacket and pants suit , simple and easy enough to please her yet enough of a transformation to satisfy her father and Sally . |
| 6 | ‘ I am glad the lady Anne is coming here , ’ the prince said , feeling it was expected of him . |
| 7 | He might say that there was a convention relating to such actions or that he did something because it was expected of him . |
| 8 | Artemis 's father was away for a week 's sport in Leicestershire , and apparently it was expected of Artemis that she should be ready and able to go out and ride her new horse side-saddle alongside her father on his return . |
| 9 | ‘ Margaret does n't look awful , ’ said Robert , as though it was expected of him . |
| 10 | Was it only their affectation , to be afraid of it , as if it was expected of them . |
| 11 | Besides , it was expected of her . ’ |
| 12 | With an odd feeling that he was asking because it was expected of him rather than out of genuine interest , she replied somewhat stiltedly , ‘ Once I 've a clear picture of the items to be displayed , and which room they 're to go in , I can begin the first rough draft for the catalogue . ’ |
| 13 | And it was expected to be successful . |
| 14 | It was expected to be ready for operations by 1 May with a strength of two troops . |
| 15 | Higher-than-expected entitlements levels , according to the Congressional Budget Office , is one of the main reasons why the deficit is bigger than it was expected to be in the 1990 budget agreement . |
| 16 | Hailed as the first ‘ work groupware ’ application , Notes has unfortunately not targeted the sales it was expected to since its launch in 1989 , and its alliance with SCO was described by the company as ‘ a timely decision ’ . |
| 17 | While this change was designed to attract investment from domestic sources as well as more foreign capital , it was expected to be particularly welcomed by Japanese , South Korean and Taiwanese companies . |
| 18 | It was expected to be months before a government could be formed . |
| 19 | It was expected in Kit 's house that there would be some period of study after supper , most nights at any rate . |
| 20 | In 1976 the figure was set at 20,000 , and it was expected in that year that the figure would not exceed 15,000 in the following and subsequent years . |
| 21 | It was expected from her young people , by which she really meant her customers . |