Example sentences of "[pers pn] was expected to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was little time for dalliance when we came out from Sunday School as I was expected to be home for tea at half-past four . |
| 2 | From quite an early age I was expected to be somewhere around . |
| 3 | ‘ When I was at home , I was expected to be submissive , obedient and totally dependent on my parents . |
| 4 | Whilst poor Millie , far from playing cello concertos at the Festival Hall , or leading archaeological expeditions to Asia Minor , or whatever she was expected to be doing by this time , is … |
| 5 | And it was wonderful to have heard from Liz today , when her cousin had rung to wish her a happy birthday , that she was expected to be discharged from hospital in about a week 's time . |
| 6 | And it was expected to be successful . |
| 7 | It was expected to be ready for operations by 1 May with a strength of two troops . |
| 8 | Higher-than-expected entitlements levels , according to the Congressional Budget Office , is one of the main reasons why the deficit is bigger than it was expected to be in the 1990 budget agreement . |
| 9 | While this change was designed to attract investment from domestic sources as well as more foreign capital , it was expected to be particularly welcomed by Japanese , South Korean and Taiwanese companies . |
| 10 | It was expected to be months before a government could be formed . |
| 11 | There he was expected to be in one of the top three places — and first is better than third ! |
| 12 | As a Governor he was expected to be continually generous , and it seemed he was always having to spend more money than he could afford . |
| 13 | As a leading man in films he was expected to be nothing other than purely masculine . |
| 14 | He was expected to be allowed home in 24 hours . |
| 15 | But she confirmed that he was expected to be at the match . |
| 16 | The naked body of Diana Travers , his domestic servant , was found drowned at his wife 's Thames-side birthday party , a party at which he was expected to be present . |
| 17 | Four weeks ago a girl who worked for him , Diana Travers , was found drowned following a party given for his wife on her birthday , a party at which he was expected to be present . |
| 18 | Thin , quick and elusive , he was never where he was expected to be . |
| 19 | Together with five members of SATUCC staff arrested on April 7 , he was expected to be charged with sedition . |
| 20 | He was expected to be taken to hospital by air ambulance . |