Example sentences of "and [noun] were [vb pp] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She also told me that Jamie and Gary were found to be unsuitable as bone-marrow donors for Donna . |
| 2 | Timisoara and Arad were reported to be on a general strike . |
| 3 | Both imports and exports were shown to be growing at a similar rate . |
| 4 | Both imports and exports were shown to be growing at a similar rate . |
| 5 | Islington , Southwark , Camden and Hounslow were thought to be in the bag . |
| 6 | Kemptner and Strubig were believed to be held by the Hamadei family , two members of which were serving prison sentences in Germany for terrorist related crimes . |
| 7 | In this connection , central government and LEAs were urged to be sensitive to the wishes of some groups to have their daughters educated in single-sex schools . |
| 8 | Once the problem of ‘ boy labour ’ found its way into middle-class consciousness , recreation and religion were deemed to be insufficient for coping with this new and alarming aspect of the youth question . |
| 9 | The dilemma is simple : if the Sistine Chapel 's wall and ceiling were intended to be preserved as form , they should not have been painted with frescoes , it means that someone wanted to remove forever their original architectural character and create something else , which is acceptable ’ . |
| 10 | The synthesis of modifications in the anticodon stem and loop were shown to be the most sensitive ones . |
| 11 | GCE O level and CSE were designed to be wholly different kinds of examinations . |
| 12 | Diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia were established on Dec. 28 , 1989 , and ambassadors were expected to be exchanged in 1990 . |
| 13 | Because of these common anatomical and behavioural features lampreys and hagfishes were thought to be most closely related to one another among the modern fauna and were recognized as cyclostomes ( Fig. 2A , a ) . |
| 14 | Around 100,000 asylum seekers and refugees were estimated to be living in Switzerland at the end of 1990 , over half of them being people whose applications had not yet been processed . |
| 15 | The behaviour of the crowds — vulgar , noisy and violent — immediately excited considerable apprehension , and the excesses of the transfer market and professionalism were thought to be ruining the native traditions of ‘ fair play ’ and sportsmanship . |
| 16 | Rationalisation and reform were felt to be needed , and it was assumed that the resulting improvements would benefit all the interested parties . |
| 17 | As the war progressed beauty products became virtually unobtainable and a healthy mind and body were considered to be more of an asset to the war office , to the war effort , than a pretty face and soft skin . |
| 18 | When Ronald Summerfield died three years ago his house and shop were found to be piled high with antiques he 'd collected over the years . |
| 19 | Dereham had in fact considered that he and Catherine were engaged to be married , and this , if revealed at the time , would have invalidated the royal marriage . |
| 20 | I do n't give a damn about Ivan 's ridiculous rag , said Charles , but of course he did , he cared much more than she did , and with reason , for Ivan usually managed to deliver her some backhanded compliment , whereas Charles always got it in the neck : ‘ HEADLEAND CRASHES HEADLONG ’ had been the headline of Ivan 's latest piece of gossip , which had consisted of a dangerous account of Charles 's behaviour at a meeting of a board of directors , laced with unfounded but inventive innuendo about a country house which he and Liz were said to be purchasing as a tax dodge . |
| 21 | Lithuania and Estonia were said to be considering the idea of transitional currencies ; in May Lithuania introduced coupons in 200 and 500 denominations , paid as a percentage of wages and used for goods in short supply . |
| 22 | Psychiatry was new and had only been in practice since 1879 ; neuroses and psychoses were thought to be untreatable . |
| 23 | Mitterrand and Thatcher were said to be ‘ in harmony ’ over the EEC the day before France said it was opposed to flexible arrangements for the British contribution to the EEC . |
| 24 | The stores were in good condition after 18 years ; cocoa , salt , flour and matches were found to be as good as when first placed there . |
| 25 | M. Macgregor , Richey and Wilson retired , T. H. Whitehead became Assistant Director and A. G. MacGregor and Simpson were promoted to be the District Geologists . |
| 26 | Around Sheffield this was known as the " stuffing system " and prices were said to be overvalued three-fold . |
| 27 | In theory , Verity and Lewis were meant to be giving me a lift in four days time , but that was obviously out , now . |
| 28 | Over the next two days , 30,000 troops and police were reported to be engaged in searches for suspected militants . |
| 29 | The equilibrium levels of income and employment were believed to be determined largely in the labour market . |
| 30 | Morgan , acting as a consultant to the SBSA , did not provoke a public run on the bank and withdrawals were reported to be only slightly higher than normal . |