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"expected they were" is grammatically correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to describe a past expectation or assumption. Example: The forecast predicted heavy rain, so we expected they were carrying umbrellas.
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In the spring, as expected, they were denied parole.
As might be expected, they were stymied by the question, but Ivan quickly enlightened them.
As expected, they were without Petr Sykora (bruised right ankle) and Scott Gomez (broken left hand).
Although the employment figures were better than expected they were still not great".
As the researchers expected, they were unwilling to play again with the selfish.
The models were the opposite of what I'd expected: they were largely heterosexual and shy and sweet.
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As expected, they're good.
As expected they are not positive.
I don't expect they were disappointed.
I expect they were never hunters.
"But I expect they're doomed to failure.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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