Example sentences of "[was/were] expect [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A first planeload of ANC exiles returned home from Zambia on March 7 , and a further 550 were expected during the ensuing weeks . |
| 2 | Computer People Group Plc saw lower profits for the year ending December 31 than were expected at the interim stage due to a drop in recruitment revenues in the UK and lower volume sales of consultancy services in the US . |
| 3 | Since he had been commissioned in November 1858 , he had ‘ almost wholly devoted ’ himself to the building , and tenders were expected in a few days . |
| 4 | The bureau said that despite flooding the summer grain harvest was down by only 1.8 per cent , although " severe " economic losses were expected in the second half . |
| 5 | Its primary purpose was to make room for the large number of civilian air-raid casualties which were expected in the big cities . |
| 6 | He did not elaborate on the usual roles played by a king 's sons , who in fact were expected from an early age to join in their father 's business , as envoys and generals , counsellors as long as they remained in their father 's household , and rulers of sub-kingdoms as and when regna were available . |
| 7 | Japanese forces , with four years ’ battle experience in China , were expected by the Imperial Command to destroy the American fleet in Pearl Harbour ( Hawaii ) in the early Sunday morning of 7 December 1941 . |
| 8 | AFTER the fourth and final session of the sale in Amsterdam of porcelain from the Vung Tau , the junk which sank off Vietnam in 1690 , Christie 's announced a sale total of £4,165,667 — more than four times what was expected for the entire cargo . |
| 9 | There was a reception at the Italian Embassy ; he was expected as a special guest . |
| 10 | Expansion of the routes was expected over the next decade . |
| 11 | To ensure that his widow and her family were well provided for , Prasutagus left half his wealth to the Emperor , which is also what was expected of a dependent ruler . |
| 12 | Mr Haynes said that a further charge of £100,000 was expected in the second half . |
| 13 | The current-account imbalances in the three largest economies , West Germany , Japan and the USA , shrank more than was expected in the second half of 1989 . |
| 14 | A five-year development plan calling for expenditure worth Rs190,000 million ( US$4,400 million ) , of which more than 64 per cent was expected from the private sector , was announced by the government in mid-December . |
| 15 | The EC markets are closely linked , points out the Meat and Livestock Commission , and , although the sudden , sharp fall in UK prices was largely irrespective of other European markets , a similar move in Continental prices was expected within a short time . |
| 16 | That Antony Royd , I remember , Mrs Royd was expecting at the same time as Mrs Bean had Kevin , and he was premature . |