Example sentences of "[was/were] expect [verb] two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Political negotiations were scheduled for Aug. 10 and were expected to last two months . |
| 2 | The appeal began on 28 July and was expected to last two weeks , but after three days the judges decided they had heard enough . |
| 3 | The case was expected to last two years ; Honecker , who had terminal liver cancer , was considered to have only 18 months to live . |
| 4 | For major culinary events , such as cooking the Easter turkey , one was expected to drive two miles along the road and use a cooker in a neighbour 's outhouse . |
| 5 | The Commission had in fact drawn up a short list of six associations , from which the government was expected to select two groups . |