Example sentences of "expected [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Despite its first night technical problem , Les Miserables is expected to enjoy a successful run in Manchester . |
| 3 | Fourteen finance ministers from former Soviet republics also here are expected to mount a strong claim on bank funds in 1992 . |
| 4 | FOREIGN media groups are expected to mount a major assault on Britain 's television industry following the publication of proposed broadcasting legislation which removes constraints on European takeovers and investments . |
| 5 | The major Japanese computer manufacturers expect to report sharp declines in profits for fiscal 1993 , Associated Press reports from Tokyo : five companies — Hitachi Ltd , Toshiba Corp , Mitsubishi Electric Co , NEC Corp and Fujitsu Ltd are expected to report a combined 72% decline in profits , according to the Nippon Keizai Shimbun , the second consecutive drop in yearly earnings among the five firms , which collectively saw a 59% drop last year from the prior year ; NEC has revised its expected loss upwards to $370m from $77m forecast in November , Hitachi expects earnings to fall 33% to $733m , Fujitsu forecast its first loss at $8.6m , and Mitsubishi Electric expects a 30% fall in profit to $336m ; Sony Corp , NEC and Hitachi are considering raising export prices to compensate for a 6.5% appreciation of the yen against the dollar in the past month , which has begun to erode Japanese exporters ' profits . |
| 6 | In spite of government protestations to the contrary , privatisation lies at the heart of the proposals : commercial and voluntary sector provision will be expanded , local authority provision will contract and informal carers will be expected to carry a bigger load . |
| 7 | In no way can library suppliers be expected to promote a full range of material — not just commercially attractive titles , but also small , low-cost titles from obscure publishers which offer the supplier low profit margins . |
| 8 | Individual risk is defined by The Institution of Chemical Engineers as ‘ the frequency at which an individual may be expected to sustain a given level of harm from the realisation of specified hazards ’ . |
| 9 | The Dixons chairman , Mr Stanley Kalms , is expected to issue a formal rejection of the Kingfisher offer this morning . |
| 10 | Research by London Weekend Television , however , has shown that light ITV viewers , who can be expected to see a given commercial very few times , are just as likely to recognize it as those who should have seen it several times . |
| 11 | A hundred and fifty thousand people are expected to attend a spectacular music festival over the weekend . |
| 12 | The Prime Minister and other ministers are expected to attend a Conservative conference in Cheltenham next spring . |
| 13 | As the insurance companies could expect a huge increased revenue , they in turn could be expected to bear a large proportion of the cost of implementing the scheme . |
| 14 | Catholic schools continue and , indeed , are expected to provide a moral framework in a society which no longer has a common moral code . |
| 15 | Only a depth interview of several hours can be expected to provide a complete picture of overall positive and negative feelings experienced by the housewife in relation to housework . |
| 16 | We have already noted that lawyers can be expected to provide a whole range of help which would certainly include information , advice and assistance . |
| 17 | Hence the Council expects a significant proportion of staff involved in teaching of courses leading to its awards to be engaged in research ; moreover , colleges are expected to provide a high standard of specialized accommodation , library provision , academic , technical and administrative staff and good working conditions generally . |
| 18 | The autumn screening of the third series is expected to provide a welcome fillip to the railway 's passenger numbers . |
| 19 | Mercury had expected to provide a non-profit service with Cable and Wireless like its morale-booster during the Gulf war . |
| 20 | This is expected to provide a considerable boost to BA volumes . |
| 21 | This is expected to provide a considerable boost to BA volumes . |
| 22 | Based on the Teesside Development Corporation 's ‘ renaissance ’ project along the river banks and old docklands , the museum is expected to attract a million visitors a year from its opening in 1995 . |
| 23 | In a speech in Gloucester tonight he 's expected to launch a bitter attack on the Government 's failure to deal with the current wave of crime . |
| 24 | IBM Corp is expected to launch a full RAID 5 disk array for the RS/6000 using its new 2Gb 3.5 ’ drives — maybe as soon as Tuesday . |
| 25 | IBM Corp is expected to launch a full RAID 5 disk array for the RS/6000 using its new 2Gb 3.5″ drives — maybe as soon as Tuesday . |
| 26 | Having taken control of Volvo 's 29 per cent Pharmacia stake , which carries nearly half of the voting rights in Sweden 's biggest drugs company , Procordia is expected to launch a full takeover bid of at least £1billion . |
| 27 | Whoever did the planning on this job could n't have expected to find a second person getting into the car . ’ |
| 28 | I 'd expected to find a vacuous mess . |
| 29 | Although Mr Patten said it was too early to discuss his political future , the Tories are now expected to find a safe seat in which the sitting member can be persuaded to make way for his early return to Westminster . |
| 30 | During work experience students are expected to exhibit a high degree of interpersonal skills in initiating and sustaining working relationships . |