Example sentences of "was expected to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | There he was expected to be in one of the top three places — and first is better than third ! |
| 2 | At this time a MacMillan ballet was expected to be , above all , about dancing . |
| 3 | The issue was expected to be high on the agenda at the summit of presidents of the so-called Group of Eight — Peru , Colombia , Mexico , Venezuela , Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay — which started in Ica yesterday . |
| 4 | That scepticism and memory were to be important when he became an archbishop and was expected to be a leader in the organization . |
| 5 | It was generally believed that they were proposing to seek an electoral pact with the Conservatives , so as to ensure that they would hold their seats against what was expected to be a Conservative landslide at the next general election . |
| 6 | Far too often the village teacher was expected to be the creature of his employer , the school manager . |
| 7 | The court was also told that a sale of Paramount was expected to be completed in the next fortnight for £1.5million . |
| 8 | Britain 's voluntary , though gradual , conversion of the colonial Empire into the British Commonwealth of Nations would help her recovery as a great power : her military commitments to provide overseas garrisons should diminish , and her influence was expected to be enhanced as she became the central pivot of an association of free and independent states girdling the globe . |
| 9 | Michelle Pfeiffer was expected to be cast alongside Michael Douglas in Carolco 's forthcoming ‘ Basic Instinct ’ ; in the end a less-costly actress , Sharon Stone , was chosen . |
| 10 | And it was expected to be successful . |
| 11 | Intake of the first winter barleys was expected to be ‘ some time this week ’ , at the Woodchurch Farmers Supplies co-op not far from Mr Maylam . |
| 12 | In production the film was expected to be granted an ‘ 18 ’ certificate because of its tough screenplay . |
| 13 | Looking ahead , the price by the year 2000 was expected to be no more than about $50 per tonne . |
| 14 | By chance a list of dresses taken by Mme Moulton to Compiègne has survived and it gives a very good idea of what was expected to be worn . |
| 15 | It was expected to be ready for operations by 1 May with a strength of two troops . |
| 16 | Morrissey was elected ‘ hip-priest ’ and , as such , was expected to be all wise and all knowing . |
| 17 | There was little time for dalliance when we came out from Sunday School as I was expected to be home for tea at half-past four . |
| 18 | The six year mortality from CHD in a population like this , getting only their usual physician 's care , was expected to be about 29 per 1000 . |
| 19 | The intensity of reaction is normally very much less in these cases than after a severe loss such as bereavement but , even so , people can be surprised by their lethargy , sadness , even depression and bursts of irritation , which disturb what was expected to be so happy . |
| 20 | As a Governor he was expected to be continually generous , and it seemed he was always having to spend more money than he could afford . |
| 21 | A married man 's pall was expected to be supported by his married friends ; if single then bachelor colleagues would perform the duty ; likewise for spinsters — but not so for children ( except in certain rural areas ) , married women or widows , when the responsibility was delegated either to adult male relatives of the deceased or the undertaker 's own men . |
| 22 | As a leading man in films he was expected to be nothing other than purely masculine . |
| 23 | A SECOND prosecution against a firm accused of supplying machine tools to Iraq in breach of an export ban was expected to be dropped today . |
| 24 | Work on placing bolt belay stations at the top of the crag has been completed and the placement of markers , showing which areas are available for climbing , was expected to be completed by mid-September . |
| 25 | He was expected to be allowed home in 24 hours . |
| 26 | But she confirmed that he was expected to be at the match . |
| 27 | The naked body of Diana Travers , his domestic servant , was found drowned at his wife 's Thames-side birthday party , a party at which he was expected to be present . |
| 28 | Four weeks ago a girl who worked for him , Diana Travers , was found drowned following a party given for his wife on her birthday , a party at which he was expected to be present . |
| 29 | Thin , quick and elusive , he was never where he was expected to be . |
| 30 | He began digging for the pipe , which was expected to be about half a metre down . |