Example sentences of "[was/were] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | • With Valentine 's day so near to the closing date , we were expecting hundreds of soppy cards , bouquets of flowers , bottles of champagne and heart-shaped chocolates to come flooding into the office — there must have been a postal strike . |
| 2 | The implication that ‘ easy money ’ was made available to some fundholders was reinforced by reports in January 1992 that some were expecting six figure savings from their hospital treatment budgets by the end of the financial year . |
| 3 | A trip to London was planned and they were expecting two visits — one from an elderly relative who 'd been in touch after receiving a holiday postcard and another from two people who used to live in the flat upstairs and had telephoned asking if they could call by . |
| 4 | ‘ He was a new name taking over a side whose fans were expecting big things . |
| 5 | We were expecting most of the main opposition leaders to have been imprisoned , ’ Mann stated the obvious . |
| 6 | In the meantime , he has given the socialists a much-needed shot in the arm which might just save them from the total disaster they were expecting next month . |
| 7 | In the meantime , he has given the Socialists a much-needed shot in the arm which might just save them from the total disaster they were expecting next month . |
| 8 | Unless er there was any er you know you , you were expecting any problems . |
| 9 | ‘ The 5% increase in house prices which we were expecting this year would have solved most of our problems , including the brunt of the arrears and repossessions , ’ it says . |
| 10 | ‘ Until last October authorities were expecting this money to be ringfenced so did not consider this client group when they were consulting and drawing up their assessment models , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Evidently the employers were expecting some hostility , as the reminiscences of one elderly compositor suggest : " back in the 70s … |
| 12 | Despite the political unacceptability of increased dependence upon OPEC , the massive increase in production of synthetic oils manufactured from tar sands , oil shale , very heavy oil , alcohol and coal , which was expected prior to the fall in world crude oil prices , will not materialise during this century . |
| 13 | It was expected that input data would be transcribed to the magnetic wire by a process which did not involve the computer , and similarly for output . |
| 14 | The cooperativity between α-truncated polymerases and CRP is lost at the lac promoter , consequently it was expected that binding of CRP at its target in the -60 region would not lead to the occupancy of lac P1 by the mutant enzymes . |
| 15 | It was expected that elimination of the anticipated need to recruit an additional personnel clerk would result in sufficient cost reductions to at least partially cost justify the system . |
| 16 | Although the advantage of real volume planning , an assured outcome , is lost by the new technique , it was expected that cash planning would mean that government expenditure could more easily be related to expected government revenue . |
| 17 | It was expected that measurement of surface heat radiation would provide clues to the planet 's chemical composition and the reasons behind the planet 's " greenhouse effect " . |
| 18 | The Bank of England had at once consulted the New York banking house of J. P. Morgan , and an answer was expected that Sunday evening . |
| 19 | Also , it was expected that ability would be more lateralised in men than in women . |
| 20 | It was expected that case law would give rise to sufficient precedents to flesh out the relatively few guidelines available under UCTA , but in fact cases have been few and not very helpful . |
| 21 | Melvyn Kelly , prosecuting , said it was expected that committal proceedings would be able to take place in two weeks . |
| 22 | The singer , best known for the classic Great Balls Of Fire , was expected two days ago but was said to be furious at taking second billing in the Giants of Rock 'n' Roll concerts . |
| 23 | The bid was expected this week or next , with finance arranged through Manufacturers Hanover and Charterhouse , which acted for the brothers in the past . |
| 24 | The situation was complicated by the fact that a further United Kingdom election was expected some time during the autumn . |
| 25 | An official bulletin was expected some time after the consultation . |
| 26 | Some people were shocked although it was expected some people are devastated . |
| 27 | The big fish and their consignment was expected any day . |
| 28 | Okay , I was expecting twelve , but ten out of twelve 's not bad , so I 'll start . |
| 29 | The company said last October that it was expecting 20,000 subscribers by year-end , but at the start of March it had signed just 8,500 to the service . |
| 30 | She was expecting bad news ! |