Example sentences of "was [verb] to be [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As recently as January , the bank 's bid for the heart of England was reported to be in difficulties with the regulatory authorities . |
| 2 | Sensational media and police reports in 1989 seemed to suggest an increased use of ‘ crack ’ among young people in parts of south London , Liverpool , and Birmingham — with attendant fears that this particularly dangerous substance might become widespread , as it was reported to be in parts of the United States . |
| 3 | His disciplinarian approach was seen to be at odds with West Ham 's tradition as a freewheeling and creative team . |
| 4 | Melvyn Wallace , 39 , a disc-jockey , originally from Rochester , Kent , was said to be in tears when the Thai court handed down the sentences in a five-minute appearance . |
| 5 | partly this was because the current account deficit appears much smaller in current ( 1980s ) data than it was thought to be by contemporaries ; mainly , it would seem , because the invisible position was actually much better than was then realized . |
| 6 | In July it was disclosed that the Soviet Union was owed the equivalent of 87,500 million ( 25 per cent in convertible currencies ) , but much of this was believed to be for arms sales to poorer countries who were unable to repay it . |