Example sentences of "[noun] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Acorns and horse chestnuts were collected to be used in the making of munitions and several old pupils , on leave from the front , visited the school . |
| 2 | It was unclear whether the move was backed by the government of Croatia , since Serbo-Croat negotiations over partitioning Bosnia-Hercegovina were thought to be backed by the respective Presidents [ see p. 38919 ] . |
| 3 | Kemptner and Strubig were believed to be held by the Hamadei family , two members of which were serving prison sentences in Germany for terrorist related crimes . |
| 4 | Relations with Taiwan were expected to be downgraded to " representative " status , but Taiwan 's state-run Chinese Petroleum Corporation was expected to continue to buy the bulk of its crude oil from Saudi Arabia . |
| 5 | In elections held in May 1986 , up to five candidates were permitted to contest each seat , although all candidates were required to be approved by the sole legal political organization , the All-People 's Congress ( APC ) . |
| 6 | De Gaulle had told Ceauşescu ‘ embargoes were made to be broken ’ . |
| 7 | Had the Home Office research shown that the majority of offences within reported crime were thought to be committed by people on probation , under SSD supervision , or on community programmes , one could have understood a post-trial response . |
| 8 | There had reportedly been no profit from Kuwait 's total $5,000 million investment in Spain , and KIO 's worldwide losses were said to be estimated at $5,000 million in 1992 . |
| 9 | These losses were expected to be offset by increases in the value of oil exports , which doubled to $210,000,000 a month in July-September . |
| 10 | However , one share dealer commented that with many institutional investors reluctant to open aggressive new positions ahead of the new year , losses were expected to be contained . |
| 11 | The powers of the president were expected to be redefined in the new constitution currently being drafted and scheduled to be approved in 1991 . |
| 12 | Commercial debt servicing obligations were expected to be reduced from an estimated $145-150 million to $35-45,000,000 annually . |
| 13 | Lowuse sites were found to be depleted only in nitrogen though the heavily used ones were depleted of potassium and magnesium and possibly of calcium and phosphorus as well . |
| 14 | The dilemma is simple : if the Sistine Chapel 's wall and ceiling were intended to be preserved as form , they should not have been painted with frescoes , it means that someone wanted to remove forever their original architectural character and create something else , which is acceptable ’ . |
| 15 | For instance , if , in Ex. 1 , the passage were desired to be played mf instead of ff , the cellos could be equally divided if the 1st cello parts were marked f while all the other parts were marked mf . |
| 16 | Those soldiers not incorporated into the FAA were meant to be disarmed and demobilized by the time the new army was established . |
| 17 | Diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia were established on Dec. 28 , 1989 , and ambassadors were expected to be exchanged in 1990 . |
| 18 | The remainder of the plates were taken to be placed on the table , and she began rolling the cutlery into paper napkins , her fingers shaking as she did so . |
| 19 | Customs duties were scheduled to be cut from a peak of 150 per cent to 110 per cent over three to four years , bringing them in line with other industrializing developing countries . |
| 20 | Self-control : waiting until the hour of recreation , when letters from home were allowed to be read . |
| 21 | I thought that job applications were meant to be treated in confidence . |
| 22 | Rationalisation and reform were felt to be needed , and it was assumed that the resulting improvements would benefit all the interested parties . |
| 23 | Not all hoards were meant to be recovered : some were deliberately buried as religious offerings and sacrifices . |
| 24 | In nineteen ninety one , twelve thousand eight hundred and twelve workers were found to be underpaid . |
| 25 | BOSNIAN Serbs were reported to be poised to overrun the besieged Muslim enclaves of Srebrenica and Zepa yesterday , the same day as the first full peace talks took place . |
| 26 | All prisoners benefiting from the amnesty were ordered to be released immediately . |
| 27 | Promises were made to be broken . |
| 28 | Such promises were meant to be fulfilled in the life of Israel in the provisions of the year of Jubilee scheduled for every forty-nine years . |
| 29 | Although not explicitly referred to in this statement , issues such as the size of a united Germany 's armed forces and its relationship to NATO were expected to be discussed under this umbrella , dubbed the " two-plus-four " formula ( that is , the two Germanies plus the four allies ) . |
| 30 | When Ronald Summerfield died three years ago his house and shop were found to be piled high with antiques he 'd collected over the years . |