Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] were expect to be " in BNC.
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1 | Commercial debt servicing obligations were expected to be reduced from an estimated $145-150 million to $35-45,000,000 annually . |
2 | Certain stations in black rural areas or town locations were expected to be used exclusively by Africans . |
3 | Carrick 's 1000 Yorkshire wickets were expected to be supplemented well before the end of the summer by 10,000 Yorkshire runs , a double achieved only by five other men in the county 's history : Haigh , Hirst , Illingworth , Wainwright and the incomparable Wilfred Rhodes ( 3597 wickets , 31,098 runs ) . |
4 | Bus managers were expecting to be rushed off their feet . |
5 | The Burrows children were expected to be examples to the other youngsters in the corps , and had to sit in the front seats of any hall they attended , where Captain Burrows could keep his eagle eye on them . |