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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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expected to have fled

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00About 158,000 people were expected to have fled their homes downstream by midnight (1600 GMT, 1200 ET), China's Xinhua news agency reported02p

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00At the time of reporting by the Chinese media, had the reported 158,000 people completed evacuations? Or it was expected that the evacuation would be completed later that day, specifically midnight.02p

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00Thanks in advance!02p

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0 IMO, 01b 00reported02b 00 is after midnight (1600 GMT, 1200 ET), otherwise they should've said:02br 00 were expected to 01b 00flee02b 0-

  • 0 IMO, 01b 00reported02b 00 is after midnight (1600 GMT, 1200 ET), otherwise they should've said:02br 00 were expected to 01b 00flee02b 0-
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0 IMO, 01b00reported02b00 is after midnight (1600 GMT, 1200 ET), otherwise they should've said:02br
00 were expected to 01b00flee02b0-
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0Thanks, MH. I agree.0-

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