Example sentences of "they [was/were] expect to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The party 's spin-doctors had remained sceptical about the polls , but they were expecting to be able to argue that the Conservatives had lost their mandate , even if they were clinging to power in a hung parliament . |
| 2 | ‘ The public were placed in fear when they were expecting to be shopping peacefully . |
| 3 | Those who attempted to manage the political affairs of a county or district of burghs had not only to contribute towards any public project in their area , they were expected to be the leading subscribers , and it mattered little whether or not they agreed with the project in view . |
| 4 | Women and girls were not expected to go off after work and sing in choirs or play games — they were expected to be at home catching up on household chores . |
| 5 | In experiments on rats it has been shown that where experimenters expected rats to be maze-bright , the rats fulfilled their expectation and where they were expected to be maze-dull the rats also fulfilled expectations . |
| 6 | They were expected to be decorative and subservient . |
| 7 | They were due to be escorted to Croatia where they were expected to be handed over , possibly later today , to British consular officials . |
| 8 | They were expected to be discharged last night . |