Sentence examples for were expected to have from inspiring English sources

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are expected to have deteriorated

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he is expected to have a formal visit

were hoped to have

"were expected to have" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It is used to express an expectation or assumption about something that should have been achieved or obtained in the past. Example: The students were expected to have completed their assignments by Friday. In this sentence, it is assumed that the students should have completed their assignments by Friday, but it is not yet known if they actually did. Another example: The package was expected to have arrived yesterday. In this sentence, it is assumed that the package should have arrived yesterday, but it did not and it is unclear why.

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All were expected to have service by today.

The New York Times

Major contributors such as France, Germany and Italy were expected to have priority.

The Guardian

If you were young, you were expected to have a part-time job.

The New Yorker

Marriages were arranged; girls were expected to have children in their midteens.

The New York Times - Arts

(White dwarfs were expected to have much higher gravitational redshifts than stars like the Sun).

Encyclopedia Britannica

Girls saw the point of study once they were expected to have careers.

The Economist

IN days of yore, American men were expected to have opinions about drink.

The New York Times - Food

In a past era, youth mentors were expected to have squeaky-clean records.

The New York Times

Your job wasn't kept open for you: you were expected to have a nice little leaving party and go.

The Guardian

With all rallies canceled, the antiflu measures were expected to have an immediate impact on the campaign for Ukraine's presidency.

The New York Times

The hospitals with lighter workloads and more qualified nurses were expected to have 30% lower surgical death rates.

The Guardian

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were suggested to have

were suspected to have

were projected to have

were predicted to have

were perceived to have

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were thrilled to have

were recorded to have

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were believed to have

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were demonstrated to have

were designated to have

were blessed to have

were expected to pay

were expected to implement

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were expected to receive

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