Example sentences of "[vb past] to [be] part of [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed to be part of this dreadful time , with the responsibility for her mother like a crushing weight on her . |
| 2 | It had sold a respectable few thousand — mostly to the literary and those who hoped to be part of that world . |
| 3 | And he wanted to be part of that ruling , governing , corrupting , self-enriching , self-perpetuating , invincible body which had even managed to escape revolution — he wanted to be high on its highest heap . |
| 4 | I think I thought I wanted to be part of that companionship too but knew it would conclude with my entry But that did n't have to happen because he was closing the kitchen door behind him as I arrived in the passage . |
| 5 | Bott wanted to be part of this new success story , along with the City people , young designers , clothes merchants , media persons and trendy local-authority and institutional workers — the Yuppies and Yeppies . |