Example sentences of "was found [prep] [be] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even dynamic centre-forward Kenny Mentle was found to be flat-footed and short-sighted . |
| 2 | While in the case of the press alternatives were difficult to find , in that of radio other stations existed that could be listened to if the national station was found to be boring or did not cater for listeners ' tastes . |
| 3 | HMI methodology was found to be inadequate and the research findings of Bennett 's team contradict HMI ‘ findings ’ . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , in 1959 it was found to be unsafe and alterations had to be made . |
| 6 | This solution was found to be unsatisfactory as soon as it was stated . |
| 7 | I am not aware of the details but the compulsory incident reporting system was found to be wanting and so was changed to a voluntary one . |
| 8 | In the matter of an application for a warrant of further detention ( H.C. , 1988 ) , the continued detention was found to be invalid as the stated reason was that the suspects might impede the arrest of others , a factor which was irrelevant in terms of section 37(2) . |
| 9 | The business had applied for planning permission last year but the application was found to be invalid and was withdrawn . |
| 10 | When a project researching into the cause of this disease carefully examined a group of men in London , recording their way of life and following their subsequent history for twenty years or until they died , the strongest risk factor for coronary heart disease was found to be smoking and the strongest protective factor the intake of cereal fibre . |
| 11 | It was found to be active but only in concentrations too high to be clinically acceptable . |