Example sentences of "is expected [verb] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trial is expected to last for two weeks . |
| 2 | Sheriff Andrew Bell adjourned the trial , which is expected to last for two to three weeks , until tomorrow . |
| 3 | The hearing is expected to last for three days . |
| 4 | Mr Goldring told the jury on the second day of the trial , which is expected to last for three months , that Bradley had been put on an intravenous drip but in the early hours of the next morning he shouted out , complaining of pain around the drip site . |
| 5 | Powered by the new 286hp V8 from the 740i and 540i , the automatic-only V8 coupe is expected to sell for 20 per cent less than the V12 850Ci — next year 's renamed and upspecked 850i . |
| 6 | The South African government is inviting tenders for two cellular telephone licences it plans to award , with a mid-June deadline for applications : the successful bidders will have to pay the government about $33m upfront for the licence and 5% of turnover in annual licence fees , the Financial Times reports ; Cable & Wireless is expected to bid for one of the licences in partnership with the local M-Net pay television station . |
| 7 | The GEC Initiative is expected to account for one-third of total social science spending in the l990s . |
| 8 | In many cities traffic speeds are now slower than they were in the age of the horse , and in California the average speed is expected to drop for 53 kilometres per hour now to 24 by 2000 . |