Example sentences of "not expected to be able [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is acceptable to ask them over for a meal they are not expected to be able to manage without a caring woman . |
| 2 | One of the initial purposes of the World Bank was to aid post-war reconstruction through the provision of finance , since private capital markets were not expected to be able to cope with the scale of the problem . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm sure you know ’ , Miss Honey said , ‘ that children in the bottom class at school are not expected to be able to read or spell or juggle with numbers when they first arrive . |
| 4 | If they fail to win 50 per cent this time , they are not expected to be able to rebuild the alliance . |
| 5 | Students are clearly not expected to be able to question the linguistic judgments of commentators from a position of substantial technical expertise . |
| 6 | I had thought it would be fun , but I had not expected to be able to rock 'n' roll by the end of the evening . |