Example sentences of "[adv] expected [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1964 , although widely expected to reach the higher echelons of the Army , Winchester retired at his own request and settled in Kenya , where he kept dairy cattle on a farm outside Nairobi . |
| 2 | Sotheby 's will sell another Picasso on 15 November — Au Lapin Agile , from the Pink period — which is widely expected to break the previous price records . |
| 3 | Political sources said that Mitterrand loyalists were already in touch with Gaullist Edouard Balladur , 63 , widely expected to head the next government , to discuss the handover from the present prime minister , Pierre Beregovoy . |
| 4 | He is nevertheless expected to have an easy win in the Lyons constituency he has represented for the past 13 years . |
| 5 | The Labour Party was still expected to take the leading part , an agitation being started for an emergency Labour Conference to discuss the Alliance . |
| 6 | Extra revenue was to come from higher telephone and unemployment insurance charges , but the cost of unification was still expected to increase the public-sector deficit above the DM140,000 million ( approximately US$94 , 580 million ) projected in December 1990 [ see p. 37904 ; for end-January rise in Federal Bank discount rate see p. 37978 ] . |
| 7 | Hospital doctors , for example , are still expected to have the last word about their patients ' discharge dates , or about their transfer to other institutions , or to decide whether they should be offered facilities such as regular readmission to relieve carers . |
| 8 | As the only boat in Division C she wins that but is also expected to take the joint C and D prize . |
| 9 | It is also expected to use the new 80Mbytes-per-second version of the Micro Channel and to have 16 slots against eight on the 950 . |
| 10 | The Beaverton , Oregon-based Sequent is also expected to have a few tricks up its sleeve for this week 's roll-out . |
| 11 | Professor Clare was also expected to deliver a public lecture entitled ‘ The Stigmata of Mental Illness ’ later tonight . |
| 12 | This spring , it is also expected to win the third-party policy administration contract for Leeds Life , should Leeds Permanent Building Society decide to set up its own life assurance operation . |
| 13 | Mrs Tirebuck observed : ‘ Teachers are often expected to have an in-depth knowledge of science , so we are grateful for the help . ’ |
| 14 | Although Mr Patten said it was too early to discuss his political future , the Tories are now expected to find a safe seat in which the sitting member can be persuaded to make way for his early return to Westminster . |
| 15 | However , BA is now expected to announce a revised partnership deal in which it would gain a 20% stake worth about $340m . |
| 16 | ATHENS — The Greek President , Christos Sartzetakis , is today expected to name the Supreme Court President , Yannis Grivas , as Premier of a caretaker government until elections on 5 November , writes Peter Thompson . |
| 17 | While it remains ( in theory at least ) the prerogative of each agency to decide whether to co-operate with the overall plan , they are at least expected to notify the key worker if they intend to deviate from what has been agreed . |
| 18 | The Coca-Cola International , which was established at Portaferry in 1990 and draws upwards of 25,000 spectators , is again expected to attract the top men and women triathletes from around the world . |
| 19 | These media , which are for the present time state-owned , are therefore expected to devote a significant amount of air-time to the running of radio schools and the promotion of mass adult literacy education , as well as the study of other basic subjects . |
| 20 | These media , which are for the present time state-owned , are therefore expected to devote a significant amount of air-time to the running of radio schools and the promotion of mass adult literacy education , as well as the study of other basic subjects . |
| 21 | ’ I must repeat my warning that the South Wales Constabulary can not be treated like a sponge and continually expected to absorb an ever-increasing workload without an inevitable decline in the quality of the service we provide ’ . |
| 22 | We had certainly expected to receive a large response , but had not anticipated the near-unanimous chorus of offers to increase your contributions to the lifeboat service . |