Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] expect [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps my slightly jaundiced view stems from the fact that I was expecting that a book based on a workshop on the physical and neuropsychological basis of music would contain some physics , or at the very least some reasonably quantitative science rather than somewhat vague speculations . |
| 2 | It was expected that a similar equation would govern the proton , the only other supposedly elementary particle known at that time . |
| 3 | Hearings resumed in mid-June with the prosecution putting its arguments , and the appeal concluded on Sept. 19 ; it was expected that a verdict would be announced before the end of the year . |
| 4 | It was expected that a UN-supervised referendum to resolve the conflict over the region [ for details and background see pp. 37628-29 ] would be held in early 1991 . |
| 5 | In comparison the trade union movement did little until the subsidy ended on 30 April 1926 , even though it was expected that the Samuel Commission would be unable to offer a compromise which might be agreeable to both coal owners and unions . |
| 6 | Although the Emperor had married for love it was expected that the union would , as soon as possible , produce a child which would , it was hoped , be male . |
| 7 | Patronage was necessary , because it was expected that the member of parliament should be able to obtain it , a fact which goes a long way towards explaining the close links between so many Scots members of parliament and administration . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In determining whether the occupier was in breach of that duty , it was expected that the plaintiff fireman would exercise those skills expected to be shown by firemen . |
| 10 | As the material prepared by the Scottish Office was so extensive , it was expected that the use of this would form a major part of boards ' training activity . |
| 11 | A detailed itinerary was not provided , but it was expected that the bulk of the meetings would be held in Washington . |
| 12 | It was expected that the unemployment rate by the end of the plan period would be reduced from its current 14 per cent official estimate , with a projected 394,000 jobs to be created each year . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It was expected that the airport would be capable of handling 80,000,000 passengers a year , while the port extensions would increase fivefold the colony 's present cargo handling capacity . |
| 15 | Results for the North West Frontier Province ( NWFP ) and Baluchistan had not been finalized , but it was expected that the IDA would be in a position to form coalition governments in both provinces . |
| 16 | However , by November it was expected that the 1990 cereal harvest , an important element in gross domestic product ( GDP ) , would be the best since 1987 . |
| 17 | Several cantons had already reduced the voting age for cantonal elections , and it was expected that the others would now introduce measures to bring their regulations into line with the new situation at federal level . |
| 18 | It was expected that the harvest reaching the shops would be only half that of 1990 . |
| 19 | Despite these cuts , however , it was expected that the balance would shift sharply in favour of sea-based systems where the USA would retain overall superiority . |
| 20 | It was expected that the budget would be passed by the upper house . |
| 21 | It was expected that the ruling would be appealed to the Supreme Court . |
| 22 | It was expected that the Congress , which was constitutionally bound to ratify the agreement , would vigorously criticize it , given the excessive social cost implied in the re-payment terms . |
| 23 | The Turkmen Council of Ministers decided on July 14 to establish a national guard initially numbering 1,000 and republican armed forces , although with significant involvement by Russia [ see p. 38969 ] ; it was expected that the Turkmen Defence Department would become a Ministry , to be headed by current defence chief Danatar Kopekov . |
| 24 | It was expected that the SADC would form the southern part of the African Economic Community agreed at the Organization of African Unity ( OAU ) summit in June 1991 [ see p. 38279 ] . |
| 25 | It was expected that the fleet would be divided at the end of the transitional period . |
| 26 | Following the Dublin meeting , it was expected that an EC fact-finding mission would visit South Africa in the near future . |
| 27 | It was expected that an economic upturn would lead to attempts to repay foreign debts and thus gain Libya access to fresh lines of international credit . |