Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] felt to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when it comes to ensuring that public bodies act reasonably and within their powers , it is often felt to be much less clear how the law ought to be enforced . |
| 2 | It was not felt to be a good idea to mention the word ‘ grovel ’ in the presence of the England captain , especially as he had scored only 38 runs in five innings . |
| 3 | Although the V&A 's sculpture department tried to keep the sixteenth-century bronze statue in the country , it seems that it was not felt to be of sufficient merit to meet any of the Waverley criteria governing rules on the export of works of art from Britain . |
| 4 | But though the extent of what was thus known was very great it was not felt to be unbounded . |
| 5 | The Scottish Development Education Committee turned down a request to fund a ‘ Development for Life ’ course , because it was not felt to be grounded in a particular situation . |