Example sentences of "this was [verb] to [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , in Tolson this was expressed to be the case even where the crime was held to be one requiring proof of a mental element . |
| 2 | This was understood to be the result of an agreement between the Cabinet and the Moslem Brotherhood by which the government would gain in exchange the co-operation of the Islamist opposition with some of its policies . |
| 3 | This was seen to be the democratic process at work . |
| 4 | This was believed to be the first time that an international bank indicted on US money-laundering charges had agreed to co-operate in an investigation against specific individuals . |
| 5 | The final phase in the procedure involved giving parents advice about prospective job opportunities for their children , and this was considered to be the most difficult part of the work as it meant balancing all the different factors in an attempt to situate the best applicant in the best position . |
| 6 | In some places , this was considered to be the province of full-time managers , regarded as a technical matter with minimal reporting to the Health Authority . |
| 7 | This was considered to be the ‘ worst case ’ … ’ |
| 8 | One of the principal reasons for this was considered to be the existence of the defence for men under 24 . |
| 9 | Cement was at first usually packed in battels or casks , this was considered to be the most effective way of keeping the cement dry . |
| 10 | This was considered to be the ideal layout and was followed where a new city was planned . |
| 11 | I had a record company screaming for final mixes , not even sure that they wanted this album because ‘ Space Oddity ’ did n't do too well and as far as they were concerned this was going to be the last they had to do with David Bowie , and I was n't delivering the goods . |
| 12 | Suppose you knew that this was going to be the last day of your life . |
| 13 | She swore to herself that this was going to be the last child . |
| 14 | And as soon as I cradled the mass in my arms the conviction flooded through me that this was going to be the same as all the others . |
| 15 | He wondered if his outlook would change , or if this was going to be the pattern of it for the future . |
| 16 | And I , I , I , I , I , I would not have endeavoured to persuade you that this was going to be the land reform document that was , that this is it . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ The assistant chief constable of Merseyside said that this was going to be the greatest fraud trial since Poulson . |
| 18 | This was held to be the case in Mantovani v. |
| 19 | This was held to be the wrong approach by the House of Lords . |
| 20 | This was thought to be the first time for nearly 70 years that police had fired on a white crowd in South Africa . |
| 21 | Erm the shot gun is preferable in these cases , the fact that er they are used generally as a support weapon erm should we ent encounter any problems in the area that I was covering , this was thought to be the best weapon capable of doing that job . |
| 22 | This was claimed to be the work not of the IRA proper , but of the Irish National Liberation Army , an offshoot of it . |
| 23 | This was meant to be the moment of her greatest satisfaction , when she unleashed on him all the bitterness and resentment that she had carried inside her over the years . |
| 24 | This was meant to be the happy day when a group of volunteers from Berkeley , brought 40 children from the war in Bosnia , to the safety of Gloucestershire . |