Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [adv] [adv] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indirect Rulers ranked self-respect above all the other blessings they could bestow , wealth , health , and the conveniences of modern life paling by comparison , if they were not actually to be regarded as injurious . |
| 2 | She received him alone , a privilege granted to her because they were so soon to be married . |
| 3 | After 1870 they were once again to be undermined , not least by the fear of the growing movements of the working classes . |
| 4 | They were for all ages , from the very young to the schoolroom young lady ; some might even be classed as adult fiction , though they were never again to be published as such . |
| 5 | Once returned however , they were never again to be used as coronation regalia . |