Example sentences of "[was/were] expect [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instructors were expected to attend an instructional techniques course since the skill to instruct well was every bit as important as the craft skill . |
| 2 | They were expected to attend the urban celebrations of the great festivals and took part in the pageantry and the festivities . |
| 3 | DHAs were expected to devolve a substantial measure of autonomy to units who remained directly managed so that a clear distinction was made between purchasing and providing functions . |
| 4 | They were expected to support the M-19 coalition . |
| 5 | The budget deficit was K514,000,000 before taking into account grants and loans , which were expected to leave an overall deficit of K102,000,000 [ see p. 36993 for previous year 's budget figures ] . |
| 6 | 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 ] ? |
| 7 | Compression of the ice and diffusion of the chemical species were expected to obliterate the annual signal beyond this period . |
| 8 | Until early in the eighteenth century , moreover , foreign diplomats when given audience by the sultan were expected to wear a Turkish-style robe over their normal clothing in order to spare him the repellent sight of European dress . |
| 9 | However the long standing official policy of community care , in which social services departments were expected to play a major part was thwarted by the unforeseen consequences of financial restraint . |
| 10 | There has been a small reduction in cigarette smoking , to 1,008 per capita ; military spending fell in 1990 and figures for 1991 were expected to show a further decline ; and significantly smaller quantities of ozone-depleting chemicals are being produced ; but , disturbingly , grain production has fallen while population continues to grow at record rates . |
| 11 | The ruling Liberal Party ( which held 24 seats ) and its supporters were expected to face a rival coalition comprising the left-wing former guerrillas of the April 19 Movement ( M-19 , 19 seats ) , the conservative National Salvation Movement ( 11 seats ) , and the Embera and Guambino Indian leaders Francisco Rojas and Lorenzo Muelas , from the north-west jungle region and the southern mountain region respectively . |
| 12 | Compared with the national average of about 450 , Dr Simm figured that the top 5% of herds at 650 CGI were expected to achieve an extra £200 a cow a lactation . |
| 13 | At 8am each morning , the 80-odd contestants were expected to run a full marathon while it was still cool enough . |
| 14 | The issues of weapons shipments , attempts to achieve a ceasefire in El Salvador , and the stalled demobilisation of the contras were expected to dominate the two-day summit , which Mr Arias described at the weekend as critical to the future of the peace process . |
| 15 | The issues of weapons shipments , attempts to achieve a ceasefire in El Salvador , and the stalled demobilisation of the contras were expected to dominate the two-day summit , which Mr Arias described at the weekend as critical to the future of the peace process . |
| 16 | Just four days after completing a 30-hour journey from Edinburgh to Darwin they were expected to overcome a nine-hour time difference and temperatures in the 90 's to beat a Northern Territories Invitation XV . |
| 17 | ‘ Several of my friends went up yesterday , and were expecting to spearhead a big breakthrough . ’ |
| 18 | During 1991 they had recruited 109 graduates and were expecting to recruit a similar number in 1992 . |
| 19 | Qayyum 's election was expected to heighten the political crisis which had ensued since the electoral defeat in July of his party , the Muslim Conference , by a coalition led by the PPP . |
| 20 | However , with the post of president strengthened under the new constitution , Kaysone was expected to remain the dominant force in Lao politics . |
| 21 | Even though experienced Australian batsmen like Marsh and Dean Jones ( before his second-innings 150 at Perth ) have flopped badly this summer at international level , perhaps the most disappointing has been Mark Waugh , who after his sensational century on debut against England at Adelaide last year was expected to forge a long-term place in the middle order . |
| 22 | A running board was the information given to the driver of what , where he was expected to run , what time he was expected to leave the various termini . |
| 23 | In a visit to Moscow in April Walesa was expected to ask the Soviet Union to follow Western creditors ' lead and reduce Poland 's $1,700 million debt to the Soviet Union . |
| 24 | Therefore , although a copy of suggested questions was issued to all staff individually , only the head of faculty was expected to submit a written report , on the basis of informal discussion with individual faculty members . |
| 25 | In the country 's first multiparty elections in January 1991 [ see p. 37948 ] , the newly formed MPD defeated the PAICV and was expected to form the next government after the February presidential elections . |
| 26 | Indeed , socialism was expected to release the dynamic qualities of the British people that would create the wealth needed to sustain standards of living and world power . |
| 27 | Clearly Shakespeare 's audience was expected to take a sceptical view of dreams as portents although attributing such beliefs to the ancients . |
| 28 | The Houston compromise was expected to facilitate the latest round of GATT negotiations on trade in agricultural products which opened in Geneva on July 23 . |
| 29 | The satellite was expected to earn a further US$1,000 million . |
| 30 | Buster Watson was expected to win the 100 metres , but I came through and clocked 10.4 seconds for a personal best and a county record , which still stands . |