Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] was [vb pp] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In first time and a better fish , we even joked it was bound to be another twenty ! |
| 2 | Although social , political and economic factors were obviously important , the administrative machinery of government was geared ultimately towards creating a culture which earned God 's endorsement and fulfilled what was deemed to be His will . |
| 3 | The State Committee for Statistics issued figures , quoted on Russian Television on March 18 , showing that only 7 per cent of the population received what was considered to be the minimum sufficient income . |
| 4 | The applicant had been granted access to accounts on condition that he paid what was considered to be excessive amounts for rent of room , photocopying , and a union official 's salary . |
| 5 | Later when the prices soared he was said to be furious . |
| 6 | In New York , police estimated that 4,700,000 people watched what was believed to be the largest-ever ticker-tape parade . |
| 7 | It did n't bother me , I knew I was engaged to be married , and in those days as soon as you were going to be married you left your job … that is the only thing we girls had to look forward to , getting married and going on our own , getting our bottom drawer together and things like that … |
| 8 | Thought there was meant to be four . |
| 9 | When , later on , his only son died it was taken to be a sign that he had killed the supposed lover unjustly . |
| 10 | He was only a couple of years older than Jack but he was huge — almost as wide as he was tall — and although Jack had never had much to do with him he knew he was reputed to be a bully . |
| 11 | Derek felt taken aback , as he knew he was meant to be , by this sudden revelation . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought it was meant to be improper , ’ I said . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought it was meant to be a secret , ’ said Camille . |
| 14 | I thought it was meant to be anonymous . |
| 15 | Nobody knew what was meant to be going on . |
| 16 | On Dec. 9 the army located what was said to be " the last group " of those responsible for the Guemar attack , and four soldiers and 13 members of the group were killed in ensuing fighting . |
| 17 | And then I realised it was meant to be me . |
| 18 | It stood to reason that it must be someone 's job ; anything that Mellowes gave me was bound to be . |
| 19 | Detectives said she was known to be upset over personal problems and ex-pressed serious concern for her safety . |
| 20 | He said she was known to be wanton and had become pregnant after having sex with numerous teenage boys . |
| 21 | Sir Walter Scott once said he was honoured to be a mere twig on the Swinton family tree . |
| 22 | Sensing this , the Coal Board struck what was intended to be a mortal blow — refusing to carry out the preventative works and offering us a mere £25,000 towards past damage which had been estimated at well over £100,000 . |