Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the four factors , a confiding tie with a husband or lover was seen to be the most important , in that this could protect against depression whether or not any one of the other three vulnerability factors was present . |
| 2 | Given that membership of the school was universally perceived as a privilege , social and disciplinary problems were minimal and few special arrangements for pastoral care or counselling were thought to be necessary . |
| 3 | The benefits of synergy or cross-fertilisation were claimed to be one of the main reasons for the link-up . |
| 4 | A renewal card or invoice was suggested to be sent each September to cover PAF , Insurance ( if required ) , QT fees and Membership . |
| 5 | Under the previous law , the offence was committed where the onlooker believed that violence was intended to be provoked or ‘ whereby a breach of the peace is likely to be occasioned . ’ |
| 6 | A physics of the infinite was the correlate of a theology of the infinite , however heterodox that theology was perceived to be . |
| 7 | As a result of this , their professional commitment to arms grew : in France , in the second half of the fourteenth century , some esquires ( men on the very fringe of noblesse ) were promoted over the heads of knights , whose numbers in the French army declined anyhow after about 1380 , a suggestion that professionalism was coming to be well regarded . |
| 8 | Police reported no new congestion on roads , although traffic was expected to be heavier because of the rain . |
| 9 | Jesus taught his followers that life was meant to be lived a day at a time . |
| 10 | A spokesman at Monkton-hall said that coal was continuing to be produced in spite of current financial problems , which followed a delay in starting production at the main coal face . |
| 11 | ‘ How did you know that letter was going to be sent to me ? ’ |
| 12 | We knew that VAT was going to be an issue , but because everything was so vague we found it impossible to draw up detailed plans in advance , which meant that at the last minute we had to commit unbudgeted and unplanned resources to enable us to be ready for January . ’ |
| 13 | Community satisfaction and attachment was found to be relatively low , hovering around 50 per cent . |
| 14 | Pockets of Iraqi troops continued to resist until Feb. 2 , and fighting was reported to be continuing between allied forces and retreating Iraqi units elsewhere in the border region . |
| 15 | However , this attempt to end the NPFL offensive failed and fighting was reported to be continuing as the month ended , with the ECOMOG headquarters in the capital a particular target of the rebels . |
| 16 | Some of the men who took part in this , like Sir Walter Raleigh and his brother-in-law Sir Humphrey Gilbert , were also attracted by the idea of getting lands on the other side of the Atlantic , and the success of the Spaniards encouraged them in the widespread belief that an immense amount of gold and silver was waiting to be discovered all over the Americas . |
| 17 | Once the problem of ‘ boy labour ’ found its way into middle-class consciousness , recreation and religion were deemed to be insufficient for coping with this new and alarming aspect of the youth question . |
| 18 | The following night , Vega was prepared to go on but it was decided that since the crowd seemed even more hyper than the previous evening , the risk of damage to singer and gear was felt to be too great . |
| 19 | The following night , Vega was prepared to go on but it was decided that since the crowd seemed even more hyper than the previous evening , the risk of damage to singer and gear was felt to be too great . |
| 20 | 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 ’ . |
| 21 | The synthesis of modifications in the anticodon stem and loop were shown to be the most sensitive ones . |
| 22 | Thinking about this now , I know that what I was saying in wanting my periods back was that I wanted to be a woman , that I wanted and liked my female body , that my years of confusion and self-dislike were beginning to be over . |
| 23 | GCE O level and CSE were designed to be wholly different kinds of examinations . |
| 24 | The behaviour of the crowds — vulgar , noisy and violent — immediately excited considerable apprehension , and the excesses of the transfer market and professionalism were thought to be ruining the native traditions of ‘ fair play ’ and sportsmanship . |
| 25 | Rationalisation and reform were felt to be needed , and it was assumed that the resulting improvements would benefit all the interested parties . |
| 26 | ‘ The biggest point that hit me was how much Pay and File was going to be about cash management — juggling around with over- and underpayments . |
| 27 | As the war progressed beauty products became virtually unobtainable and a healthy mind and body were considered to be more of an asset to the war office , to the war effort , than a pretty face and soft skin . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The Germans were very friendly — we all went with preconceived ideas of what the people and place were going to be like . |
| 30 | Divine power which inspired fear and awe was thought to be manifested in certain creatures . |