Example sentences of "[adv] expect to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Dutch are widely expected to be the first to try it . |
| 2 | Chuter was widely expected to be offered the new position , and Spracklen believes that his offer to take it on unpaid was ‘ an embarrassment ’ to the ARA . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , although possessing a less extensive grant of power , the Commission was widely expected to be the dynamic element in further moves towards integration . |
| 4 | Gamsakhurdia 's term was to last only until direct presidential elections which the Supreme Soviet scheduled for May 26 , but he was widely expected to be returned to office . |
| 5 | In December he supported the formation of a new Moslem organization ( the Association of Moslem Intellectuals ) , which united a broad spectrum of Moslem interests and was widely expected to be the basis of support for his candidacy in 1993 [ see p. 37919 ] . |
| 6 | Also replaced in the ensuing Cabinet reshuffle was Petroleum Resources Minister Jibril Aminu , who was widely expected to be a candidate in the presidential elections scheduled for Dec. 5 . |
| 7 | The next step in that process is widely expected to be the sale next week of Cockburn 's of Leith , a wine merchant subsidiary . |
| 8 | Jiang is widely expected to be named China 's president in addition to his current post during the annual meeting of the National People 's Congress that begins on Monday . |
| 9 | Winner of the South African Grand Prix on Sunday , Prost had been widely expected to be banned for one or more races or heavily fined . |
| 10 | He can be a ‘ character ’ , a source of quaint rustic humour or homespun rural philosophy on such matters as the seasons and the weather , but he is rarely expected to be either forward-thinking or ‘ forward ’ in his demeanour . |
| 11 | I 've heard in fac er in my factory , I 've heard it in other places , right , when a temporary l temporary or casual worker goes down the road , or a part-timer work 's cut short , ah it 's only a casual and he only expected to be here for a few weeks . |
| 12 | Potential carers will naturally expect to be thoroughly vetted and would be required to undertake an eight-week training course before being entrusted with the care of a child , which could take anything up to six months . |
| 13 | Sometimes the required information is about what tests are going to be performed and why ; the results of tests ; the medical diagnosis , particularly if , for example , heart disease or cancer are suspected ; how long to expect to be away from work and so on . |
| 14 | Nenna told him , without much expecting to be believed , that she lived on Battersea Reach . |
| 15 | Some fathers seemed to have invested hopes in their daughters of the kind we normally expect to be invested in sons : |
| 16 | Now the temps an and the two new business people for example have definitely had an impact on our ability to be as productive as you normally expect to be . |
| 17 | Pupils ' work is generally expected to be more practical , the oral being regarded as of the same importance as the written . |
| 18 | If teachers dislike the pseudo-democracy of being consulted after decisions have been taken , if they are irritated by being consulted over matters of little consequence and if they are satisfied that senior staff have the right to make decisions without staff consultation , they nevertheless expect to be consulted about major issues . |
| 19 | Tonight expected to be dry with mist and fog patches forming and a ground frost in many places , the minimum temperature is down to one degree Celsius , thirty four Fahrenheit . |
| 20 | Some troops would be left to besiege Portsmouth , while the rest of this force , forming the left wing of the invading army , would turn inland , through Petersfield to Farnham , to come into line with the right wing , already expected to be well established in Surrey . |
| 21 | Yes — but you are not expected to be a nurse . |
| 22 | And while you are not expected to be perfect ( who is , ever ? ) you are expected to have something to offer . |
| 23 | US-based companies will play a major role for the first time , but the Japanese are not expected to be heavily involved . |
| 24 | However , the recovery is not expected to be strong enough to enable total visitor numbers for 1991 to surpass 1990 's record of 1.4 million . |
| 25 | The first prototype is not expected to be airborne until 1998 . |
| 26 | Starting at 14–1 and not expected to be fully fit after his long lay-off , he won easily . |
| 27 | If they fail to win 50 per cent this time , they are not expected to be able to rebuild the alliance . |
| 28 | Mr Upham , 45 , was at Labour 's campaign headquarters when police broke the news to him and was not expected to be at last night 's count . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | In these schools , he implied , people would be falling over themselves to get jobs , and , in certain cases , they might be employed even if they had no formal teaching qualifications , though that was not expected to be the norm . |