Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [conj] be [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was somehow thought of as being irreverent but to members of your own family and people your own age or somebody younger than you you would use thee and thou . |
| 2 | With over 40 in each class and no supernumerary staff , the children with special learning needs were thought of as being dull and backward . |
| 3 | Whereas the emphasis of PPB could be thought of as being economic and financial , the emphasis of MBO was managerial . |
| 4 | Other forms of editing demand can also occur such as inserting information which was previously unavailable , or , combining two areas of information initially thought of as being independent but which are shown later to be related . |
| 5 | This can come as surprise to Christians who have grown up in homes where the expression of anger was frowned upon as being unworthy and sinful . |
| 6 | To some extent , however , Parliament goes off ‘ half-cocked ’ — a Bill is conceived of as being urgent and is introduced before all its complexities have been thoroughly worked through . |