Example sentences of "expected take [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Once the main event is over , she is expected to take sons William , 10 , and Harry , eight , off to Althorp .
2 Previously , after six weeks the students would teach one ( heavily prepared ) lesson ; now , in theory , at least , they could be expected to take responsibility for a class for six or seven weeks .
3 I also recognised that I was expected to take responsibility for the interpretation of the utterance , exploring a wide range of contextual assumptions ( about hospitals , illness , operations , and convalescence ) and deriving a wide range of contextual implications — not only a wider range than I would have derived had the newsreader just produced [ 14b ] , but a wider range than I would have derived if I had realised that the speaker was talking about the pound .
4 A judge should only find a child guilty of contributory negligence if he or she is of such an age as reasonably to be expected to take precautions for his or her own safety ; and then he or she is only to be found guilty if blame should be attached to him or her .
5 It was hardly the joyful mood in which Folly had expected to take possession of her new domain , but it seemed to work well enough .
6 Unix System Laboratories , which has never officially been part of X/Open though it 's had a lot of informal dealings with it , is also expected to take advantage of the new technical membership and sign up .
7 Meanwhile the manufacturing sector , principally textiles , which was suffering from a severe shortage of labour , was expected to take advantage of the Madagascan government 's decision to offer incentives to foreign investors .
8 Competitors are expected to take part in athletics , swimming , badminton , tennis , squash , cyclng and golf .
9 Their local bank manager is n't expected to take part in it .
10 The British move follows a request from Washington and at least four Hercules aircraft are expected to take part .
11 When you enter the business world you will be expected to take part in an array of situations which call for specialised oral communications .
12 This requires action taken by a trade union to be supported by a majority in a secret ballot of all those reasonably expected to take part in the action , and in view of the practicalities of organising a ballot and the fact that advance approval of action is valid for only four weeks puts a serious constraint upon the taking of effective action even where that has overwhelming support .
13 Atmospheric water vapour is expected to take part in a positive feedback process in that , as the earth warms due to the increase of other greenhouse gases , evaporation will increase over the oceans , adding more water vapour to the atmosphere .
14 Around 3,000 runners all told are expected to take part and for the serious athletes , there will be a bonus of £50 ( male and female ) for record breakers … men 64.10 and women 76.38 .
15 This is the 65th anniversary of the first race in 1928 , and almost 80 cars from that era are expected to take part in a nostalgic three lap run around the course on June 4 , starting at 7pm .
16 The new party aimed to present a viable alternative to the existing groupings but was widely expected to take part with the BNP in forming an anti-Awami League alliance .
17 Five of the banks which had been expected to take part in the scheme , however , had on Dec. 20 , 1989 , announced that they would not be participating for commercial reasons , although the following day , John MacGregor , Secretary of State for Education and Science , had stated that the objectives , principles and framework of the scheme remained unchanged .
18 More than 17,000 troops from France , Germany , Italy , the Netherlands , the UK and the USA were expected to take part in the operation .
19 The move affected several thousand former members of parliament and public officials , many of whom could be expected to take part in the presidential and legislative elections in 1992 .
20 About 200 owners are expected to take part in Euro Expo '93 at the site of the original factory to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the De Lorean Owners ' Association , a worldwide body with more than 2,000 members .
21 The four are still expected to take part in the World Amateur Bodybuilding Championship .
22 A 20-strong group is expected to take part in the event at Tunstall Court on June 26 .
23 Around 40 members of the congregation are expected to take part in the trip on May 29 .
24 More than 80,000 people , including Chancellor Helmut Kohl , are expected to take part in a special anti-racism rally in Berlin on Sunday .
25 Wendy the Rolls has a happy cruising speed of around 50 and at her age , she might be expected to take life easy .
26 This is expected to take precedence over their paid employment and their leisure .
27 And despite the even bigger swing to the right-wing coalition in the first round of the elections on Sunday , investors flinched yesterday in anticipation of a move by the markets to test the resolve of the new government which is expected to take power after the second round of voting this coming week-end .
28 Repairs were expected to take weeks , so officers bought a new machine costing £4,000 .
29 The new president is not expected to take office until March 1990 , or at best 1 January if Jose Sarney steps down from the presidency early .
30 Other legislation , such as the doctrine of restraint of trade , the Restrictive Trade Practices Act and Arts 85 and 86 of the Treaty of Rome ( monopoly and abuse of a dominant position ) , all have potential application , but might be expected to take account of similar public policy principles .
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