Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] expect [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a Scot , I was expected to take New Year 's Day as leave rather than Christmas . |
| 2 | We were expected to have enough initiative to overcome the physical problems , maybe when the streets were under water or covered in snow , to get to our appointment on time . |
| 3 | That system was both perceived and expected to perform three related functions : through election to the House of Commons it was expected to produce a government ; through a purportedly democratic franchise and mode of election , it was expected to confer legitimacy upon the government to govern , subject to the approval of Parliament ; and , through facilitating a choice between parties propounding specific programs , it was expected to influence public policy , the party in government carrying through the promises embodies in its election manifesto . |
| 4 | He was expected to miss six week 's play . |
| 5 | He was expected to keep good order ; that is to say , to see that offenders were punished , that evil-doers went in fear of him , that disputes over land were settled in an orderly manner ; and personally to supervise his royal court . |