Example sentences of "could be expect [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The move affected several thousand former members of parliament and public officials , many of whom could be expected to take part in the presidential and legislative elections in 1992 . |
| 2 | Previously , after six weeks the students would teach one ( heavily prepared ) lesson ; now , in theory , at least , they could be expected to take responsibility for a class for six or seven weeks . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the fortress of autocracy had been breached and liberal pressure for further reform could be expected to gather momentum . |
| 4 | Montrose 's formulation is rhetorically neat but its application could be expected to produce results which are conflicting and disruptive . |
| 5 | The PLO on June 11 described the government as a " war Cabinet " , which could be expected to increase repression against the Palestinians . |
| 6 | It was the Jewish people who first conceived of a single God , who was all-powerful and , in return for worship and obedience , could be expected to reward virtue and punish vice . |
| 7 | ‘ Venables laughed and said that the deal was worth over £4m to Lineker but no one could be expected to believe Tottenham would get more than £1m . |