Example sentences of "was expect [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was expected that elimination of the anticipated need to recruit an additional personnel clerk would result in sufficient cost reductions to at least partially cost justify the system .
2 It was expected that case law would give rise to sufficient precedents to flesh out the relatively few guidelines available under UCTA , but in fact cases have been few and not very helpful .
3 Also , it was expected that ability would be more lateralised in men than in women .
4 The cooperativity between α-truncated polymerases and CRP is lost at the lac promoter , consequently it was expected that binding of CRP at its target in the -60 region would not lead to the occupancy of lac P1 by the mutant enzymes .
5 Melvyn Kelly , prosecuting , said it was expected that committal proceedings would be able to take place in two weeks .
6 It was expected that input data would be transcribed to the magnetic wire by a process which did not involve the computer , and similarly for output .
7 It was expected that measurement of surface heat radiation would provide clues to the planet 's chemical composition and the reasons behind the planet 's " greenhouse effect " .
8 Although the advantage of real volume planning , an assured outcome , is lost by the new technique , it was expected that cash planning would mean that government expenditure could more easily be related to expected government revenue .
9 The bid was expected this week or next , with finance arranged through Manufacturers Hanover and Charterhouse , which acted for the brothers in the past .
10 The situation was complicated by the fact that a further United Kingdom election was expected some time during the autumn .
11 An official bulletin was expected some time after the consultation .
12 The big fish and their consignment was expected any day .
13 Now several mornings a week when perhaps she should have been concerning herself with the house ( she delegated more and more to the housekeeper , who after all had run everything before she , Lily , had come ) , she would go and sit with Sadie , who was expecting another child at Christmas .
14 She was expecting another visit from the police .
15 ‘ You mean he was expecting another accident ? ’
16 His pale , brilliant eyes on her face , as if he was expecting some reaction , he said deliberately , ‘ I own Ca ’ del Leone . ’
17 ‘ Kuwait was trying to reassert its pre-Gulf war position and Saudi Arabia was expecting some sort of show of compromise , ’ one analyst said .
18 She was expecting some supper .
19 You see , she expected so much , always had , and now she was expecting some miracle to come to her through her daughter .
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