Example sentences of "it was found [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , in 1959 it was found to be unsafe and alterations had to be made . |
| 2 | On Nov. 9 the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ) was reported to have indicated that it would consider halting the shipment if it was found to be unsafe or shown to be vulnerable to accidents and piracy , as claimed by some IMO member states . |
| 3 | The ratchet-and-pawl device was quite effective in principle , but not robust or reliable enough in constant use , and it seems that , after he completed an engine to drive a mill owned by James Pickard at Snow Hill in Birmingham , it was found to be unsatisfactory , and a crank was substituted . |
| 4 | Indeed , it was found to be difficult sometimes to keep down the number of journals to a manageable size . |
| 5 | The reports created sufficient interest for Sontochin to be synthesized and tested by the American company , and it was found to be active against malaria in canaries . |
| 6 | It was found to be active but only in concentrations too high to be clinically acceptable . |
| 7 | When eventually the story was checked it was found to be false , evidently initiated as part of an intercommunal feud by a tribal group which held a grudge against the government . |
| 8 | But it was found to be valuable in conjunction with the newly-discovered antibiotic streptomycin ( see Chapter 9 ) . |