Example sentences of "[noun] she was [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.

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1 At assessment she was found to be severely depressed with a score of thirty-two on the Beck Depression Inventory ( Beck et al . ,
2 Martha , however , was ready to question her grandmother 's notions of colour since , whatever colour she was considered to be , it only seemed to bring her trouble .
3 When Valiant finally caught up with her in a Medway marina she was found to be clean .
4 Dexter crimped with irritation : Blanche fancied the man she was meant to be interviewing .
5 A courageous and independent woman who expressed strong indignation at injustice , her passion for the causes she was committed to was tempered by a sense of mischief and an ability to take herself not too seriously .
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