Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] [was/were] [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the facts given were checked and were found to be completely accurate . |
| 2 | There was really very little to talk about , since they 'd seen each other at breakfast , so conversation became desultory once Irene had told Juliet about the other patients — the hysterectomies , the ovarian cyst as big as a football , and the girl who had come to be sterilised and was found to be pregnant . |
| 3 | The player price had increased and was expected to be about £350 at launch . |
| 4 | The 64-year-old male patient , who was suffering from arthritis , has asked not to be identified but was said to be in stable condition last night . |
| 5 | Comprehensive agreements on reductions in strategic nuclear arms ( START ) and conventional forces in Europe ( CFE ) , which at the time of the Malta summit had been thought imminent , were not achieved but were expected to be concluded by the end of 1990 . |
| 6 | A referendum to dissolve parliament was held and was said to be accepted by 99.9 per cent of the people . |
| 7 | The Bishop of London stayed abroad for a while , and then discreetly returned and was found to be in office again , and so effectively that no one troubled to make an issue of it . |