Example sentences of "[noun sg] were expect [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The powers of the president were expected to be redefined in the new constitution currently being drafted and scheduled to be approved in 1991 . |
| 2 | Shop assistants in this period were expected to be of " respectable " appearance and speech . |
| 3 | According to an International Wheat Council report in April 1989 , world wheat stocks at the end of the 1988-90 season were expected to be 103,000,000 tonnes — down from 135,000,000 tonnes at the end of the previous year — with the biggest decline being in US stocks [ see p. 36280 ] . |
| 4 | According to Danielle de St Jorre , Minister for Planning and External Affairs , after modifications to the Constitution political parties would be invited to register from the beginning of January 1992 ; party-based elections for a constituent commission were expected to be held in July . |
| 5 | Although the report acknowledged that the Gulf crisis had adversely affected the economies of individual countries , most notably those of Jordan , Turkey , Romania , India and Yugoslavia , its effects on world trade were expected to be relatively small . |
| 6 | Proposals for a permanent peace treaty were expected to be discussed at the next Korean Premiers ' meeting . |
| 7 | Al Raqaba was quoted in Le Monde of June 24 as saying that 170 burning oil wells had so far been capped while the majority were expected to be under control by March 1992 [ see pp. 37988 ; 38119 ; 38166 ; 38212 ] . |