Example sentences of "it be expect [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE antiques collection of TV expert Arthur Negus is going under the hammer — and it 's expected to fetch £80,000 . |
| 2 | Maynard , Massachusetts-based Digital Equipment Corp indicates that it is expecting to have conversations with friends at Hewlett-Packard Co in the next few weeks about its participation in the Common Open Software Environment . |
| 3 | It is expected to go beta test in March next year . |
| 4 | It is expected to go beta in March next year . |
| 5 | If I thought that the present case raised the question which has been held in suspense by more than one writer on constitutional law — namely , whether an assembly can properly be held to be unlawful merely because the holding of it is expected to give rise to a breach of the peace on the part of persons opposed to those who are holding the meeting — I should wish to hear much more argument before I expressed an opinion . |
| 6 | If I thought that the present case raised the question which has been held in suspense by more than one writer on constitutional law — namely , whether an assembly can properly be held to be unlawful merely because the holding of it is expected to give rise to a breach of the peace on the part of persons opposed to those who are holding the meeting — I should wish to hear much more argument before expressing an opinion . |
| 7 | Painted in 1967 , it is expected to fetch £350–450,000 ( $610–790,000 ) . |
| 8 | It is expected to fetch £550–650,000 ( $950,000–1.1m ) . |
| 9 | It is expected to become law as early as the Summer . |
| 10 | Although the study will focus on retail property in Nottingham , it is expected to reveal principles which are applicable to other non- domestic property sectors and other locations . |
| 11 | It is expected to raise £400,000 for a benevolent fund for ageing former performers . |
| 12 | In financial terms , it is a shrewd move for both concerns because it is expected to boost Owners Abroad profits this year by as much as Pounds 15m . |
| 13 | One of only three known copies , it is expected to make £50–70,000 ( $90–125,000 ) . |
| 14 | Intel told the Wall Streeter it was expecting to deliver Pentiums in the low hundreds of thousands this year , not the million or more anticipated . |
| 15 | Intel said it was expecting to deliver Pentiums in the low hundreds of thousands this year , not the million or more anticipated . |
| 16 | It was expected to prompt banks and building societies to further reduce mortgage rates , currently averaging just under 12pc . |
| 17 | That system was both perceived and expected to perform three related functions : through election to the House of Commons it was expected to produce a government ; through a purportedly democratic franchise and mode of election , it was expected to confer legitimacy upon the government to govern , subject to the approval of Parliament ; and , through facilitating a choice between parties propounding specific programs , it was expected to influence public policy , the party in government carrying through the promises embodies in its election manifesto . |
| 18 | The Soviet Union was South Korea 's second-largest communist trading partner ( after China ) ; in 1989 bilateral trade between the two countries amounted to US$599 million , and in 1990 it was expected to exceed $1,000 million . |
| 19 | It was expected to improve Kim 's prospects in his bid for the presidency in the elections in late 1992 or early 1993 , by expanding his area of support , traditionally based in south-western Cholla province , to include Lee 's power base in Kyongsang in the south-east . |
| 20 | That rise is not shown in the table , which predates the change , but it was expected to increase VAT 's share of tax revenue to 17 per cent . |