Example sentences of "[pron] [be] expect [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I am expected to maintain the image of an angling guru , and all too frequently this uncomfortable mask slips ; generally leaving me red-faced with embarrassment , furiously attempting to devise some semi-acceptable excuse for rampant stupidity or lack of skill . |
| 2 | I 'm expected to foot the bill . |
| 3 | Second half I was expecting to see a lot more action from Leeds at the Leeds fans end part of the ground . |
| 4 | played rather a dirty trick on me because he did n't tell me that I was expected to make a speech . |
| 5 | CONCERN is growing that a number of stockbrokers will be unable to meet a January deadline for VAT changes which are expected to reduce the cost of share dealing . |
| 6 | Page 29 Broking concern : Concern is growing that a number of stockbrokers will be unable to meet a January deadline for VAT changes which are expected to reduce the cost of share dealing . |
| 7 | Tax-paying investors will , other things being equal , prefer bonds which have a low coupon but which are expected to show a capital appreciation . |
| 8 | The move is a morale booster for Forte , two weeks before its results , which are expected to show a profits plunge to about £70 million . |
| 9 | The guidelines emphasised process skills which were expected to permeate the school curriculum . |
| 10 | The pollution inspectorate , which is expected to oversee the process , is currently understaffed and personnel are suffering from low morale . |
| 11 | But just a little disappointing from the head of an organisation which is expected to champion the motorist . |
| 12 | As a result , BP can claim four-fifths of the ‘ elephant ’ find confirmed earlier this month , which is expected to spark a rush by rigs into an area where geologists say other huge reservoirs could be found . |
| 13 | Tomorrow he will make a ‘ personal statement ’ which is expected to announce an intention to resign . |
| 14 | Following the ceremony , thanked the guests for coming and briefly explained what they would be seeing on their tour of the working factory , which is expected to boost the Company 's production to over 50,000 tonnes during 1990 . |
| 15 | Its policy on ACT will also be revised , which is expected to show a £20m increase in its 1991 tax charge and an increase in the write-off in the 1992 accounts . |
| 16 | Japan Computer Corp is to build an X-terminal plant in Niigata Prefecture , investing about $3.9m to construct a plant of 22,500 square feet , which is expected to have a production capacity of 2,000 terminals per month . |
| 17 | Baika , which was still at the drawing board stage when the Japanese surrendered on September 2 , 1945 was to have been powered by a Maru athoyd ( pulse-jet ) which was expected to give the aircraft a top speed of 366mph in level flight , depending on warhead size ( between 220lb and 550lb ) . |
| 18 | Experts attributed the fall to a range of short-term factors , including a usual seasonal slump ( following a period of peak consumption at Christmas and at the Chinese New Year ) combined with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ( during which trading was traditionally subdued in Middle Eastern countries ) , selling by central banks in Eastern Europe and former Soviet republics , and the lifting of the ban on gold imports by the Indian government ( which was expected to reduce the price of gold in that country , one of the world 's major importers ) . |
| 19 | The continuing crisis of confidence among US savings and loan institutions ( mutual funds , or " thrifts " ) was temporarily relieved on March 14 , as the House of Representatives accepted a compromise proposal from the administration for the provision of some $30,000 million of interim funding for the industry , an amount which was expected to secure the situation for six months . |
| 20 | Bond resigned as chairman and director of Bond Corporation on Sept. 26 , 1990 , a move which was expected to pave the way for agreements on key refinancing arrangements . |
| 21 | The corollary of this is that it is women who are expected to undertake the reproduction of labour-power within the family , whether they also have waged jobs or not . |
| 22 | No effort is being spared to ensure that the 1,400 journalists and hundreds of European officials who are expected to invade the capital for the June summit depart with a good impression of Irish hospitality . |
| 23 | I WAS INTERESTED in how children add two numbers together especially those children who are expected to do the calculations in their heads . |
| 24 | These perceptions also serve to obscure the inadequacy of social provision which supports the army of people , usually female relations , who are expected to carry the burden of the caring role , often at considerable personal sacrifice . |
| 25 | But these larger firms are already cutting down on the size of their student intake and , if the trend continues , will end up — as Grant Thornton has already done — recruiting and training only staff who are expected to make a career with the firm after qualifying . |
| 26 | Counsellors have also been drafted in to provide reassurance and advice for the hundreds of worried parents who are expected to contact the hospital . |
| 27 | ‘ These fraudsters will give you enough information to make you greedy and that 's when you are ready to be scammed because you are expecting to make a fortune . ’ |
| 28 | We support the views of the County Planning Officers Society and the Government that the 1981 provisions have not been widely used because of ( a ) the financial implications of compensation for minerals planning authorities ( MPAs ) , ( b ) the staffing and resource implications for MPAs who were expected to implement the provisions , and ( c ) the complexity and cumbersome nature of the provisions themselves . |
| 29 | In the pro-celebrity event Sir Bryan and Doctor Stevie would provide some leavening of the showbiz and TV personalities , the top sports stars and the controversial public figures who were expected to draw the crowds . |
| 30 | If you were expecting to find a neck something akin to a telegraph pole with one side levelled off , you 'd be pleasantly surprised — this is an extremely comfortable and well-shaped laminate of mainly flamed maple . |