Example sentences of "[noun pl] he [verb] to [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in some respects he seems to be left over from a previous age . |
| 2 | These crises he showed to be caused by a general lack of planning ( ‘ anarchy ’ ) of the capitalist methods of production , by the impossibility of attaining correct proportions between the various elements of the process of reproduction under capitalism , especially between production and consumption . |
| 3 | These crises he showed to be caused by a general lack of planning ( anarchy ) of the capitalist methods of production , by the impossibility of attaining correct proportions between elements of the process of reproduction under capitalism , especially between production and consumption … he showed the cause to be the incapability of capitalism to maintain an equilibrium among the various elements of production . |
| 4 | Within months he determined to be ordained , believing that the Congregationalists most closely represented the standpoint and theology of the Confessing Church . |
| 5 | Within months he determined to be ordained , believing that the Congregationalists most closely represented the standpoint and theology of the Confessing Church . |
| 6 | When she demanded whether there were any suspicious circumstances he refused to be drawn and took over the questioning : ‘ Why did n't you say Ayling was here on Friday ? ’ |
| 7 | His arguments , if they prove anything , prove not that the principle is wrong , but that , according to the applications he supposes to be made of it , it is misapplied . |
| 8 | This needs repeating several times because with his notorious drip paintings he came to be thought of by some as a dripster , a drooler , a mere pourer . |
| 9 | At matches he had to be watched like a hawk in case he wriggled out of his headcollar , and set off for the tea tent , where his doleful yellow face and black-ringed eyes could coax sandwiches and cake out of the most stony-hearted waitress . |
| 10 | Robin died within the year , having grown violent at times like his uncle Jonas , during which episodes he had to be restrained . |
| 11 | The basic requirement is that at least 14 days before the day fixed for the hearing , the defendant shall inform the plaintiff of the documents he wishes to be included in the bundle . |