Example sentences of "[vb infin] expected to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | At independence , the two were relatively young — Mboya in his early thirties , and Odinga in his forties — and could have expected to be considered as candidates for the presidency in the years to come . |
| 2 | Since all three have been to Tokyo and back last weekend to help Milan win the World Club Championship , they might have expected to be rested . |
| 3 | Since all three have been to Tokyo and back last weekend to help Milan win the World Club Championship , they might have expected to be rested . |
| 4 | Nail clippers , combs , toothpaste and toothbrushes , razors and washbags are neatly laid out on tables in the cells to await the arrival of inmates , many of whom will not be carrying such items because they may not have expected to be remanded in custody . |
| 5 | He said he would have expected to be consulted . |
| 6 | Professor Anthony Kay describes a case in which the council avoided investigating what many would have expected to be the central issue — was the accused doctor offering a treatment that could undoubtedly do harm but for which there was no scientific evidence of benefit ? |
| 7 | In 1828 , a plaque tells you , they were visited by the romantic Abbé Liszt , in the company of one Caroline de Saint-Cricq , who would hardly have expected to be thus immortalized for performing so brief a duet with the pianist composer . |
| 8 | I did n't have the time , nor would I have expected to be romanced in a way which might have encroached on either of our careers . |
| 9 | ‘ Under the rules of democracy I would have expected to be allowed to speak , ’ he said . |