Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The benefits of synergy or cross-fertilisation were claimed to be one of the main reasons for the link-up . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | The synthesis of modifications in the anticodon stem and loop were shown to be the most sensitive ones . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | GCE O level and CSE were designed to be wholly different kinds of examinations . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Rationalisation and reform were felt to be needed , and it was assumed that the resulting improvements would benefit all the interested parties . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The Germans were very friendly — we all went with preconceived ideas of what the people and place were going to be like . |
| 13 | Perhaps they were disturbed by alarming reports from France , where the noble philosophical aims of Liberty , Equality and Fraternity were beginning to be taken a little too far . |
| 14 | The equilibrium levels of income and employment were believed to be determined largely in the labour market . |
| 15 | Teachers and students perceived themselves to be a low-status group , looked upon with increasing scorn by other sections of society , whatever the absolute figures for incomes and position were measured to be . |
| 16 | For example for ‘ ha ? ’ , if had , hag , ham , has , hat , haw and hay were found to be candidates , it would be left to further stages of analysis of the system to determine which of these is more likely to be the intended word , although they can be suggested in order of their frequency of use calculated from a corpus of English text . |