Example sentences of "[pron] be expect [adj] [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The 5% increase in house prices which we were expecting this year would have solved most of our problems , including the brunt of the arrears and repossessions , ’ it says . |
| 2 | It 's expected 30,000 people will use this pub over the weekend . |
| 3 | By encouraging people to vote against the complex at elections it is expected that legislature will then be able to pass laws and regulations and make institutional changes which will expunge this cancerous growth from American society . |
| 4 | And at this stage it is expected that tagging will be confined to specified types and not involve the routine identification of all sheep — including hill ewes — as many farmers feared . |
| 5 | Although part performance has been abolished , it is expected that equity will continue to intervene : |
| 6 | Also , it was expected that ability would be more lateralised in men than in women . |