Example sentences of "[pers pn] were expect [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were expected to support the M-19 coalition . |
| 2 | But why would someone who recognised that they were expected to derive the contextual implication that B did n't do the reading go on to produce the utterance in [ 15c ] ? |
| 3 | They were expected to attend the urban celebrations of the great festivals and took part in the pageantry and the festivities . |
| 4 | There was no doubt that they were expected to admire the former and scorn the latter ; anyone misguided enough to get the preference the wrong way round , would be regarded as at best naïve and misguided , and at worst corrupted in sensibility . |
| 5 | They were expected to recognize the national competitive importance of research and institutional efficiency , as formalized by the introduction of new postgraduate degrees ( especially the Ph.D. ) , and by the standardization of their administrative , faculty , and departmental structures . |