Example sentences of "[vb past] [be] expect [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now he had had confirmation of the news he had been expecting for some time . |
| 2 | ‘ Our information is that Mr Evans left the Club in order to go and see what was delaying the arrival of his wife whom he had been expecting for some time . ’ |
| 3 | Several aspects of the reshuffle , which had been expected for several weeks , were attacked by opposition groups who demanded greater reductions . |
| 4 | The third had been expected for some time . |
| 5 | Little problem had been expected from that workforce : it was young , unorganized and naive . |
| 6 | Although the tax cuts were lower than many commentators had predicted , Lamont forecast a higher public-sector borrowing requirement ( PSBR ) for both the 1991-92 and 1992-93 financial years than had been expected by financial analysts . |
| 7 | A spokesman for Dowty 's says the work had been expected by Dowty landing gear ; and so it wo n't affect the request for workers to take a pay freeze . |