Example sentences of "was [adj] to [be] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The devout Buddhist sees the hare who was willing to be roasted alive so the starving brahmin could eat his flesh . |
| 2 | I was fortunate to be granted full refugee status in under a year , this entitled me to bring my family here . |
| 3 | In this sketch , Ken was supposed to be shot dead . |
| 4 | Dent was happy to be left alone . |
| 5 | Thérèse was scared to be left alone . |
| 6 | It was horrible to be called boring . |
| 7 | She was ready to be lulled asleep by the monotonous chant when they all stood up and repeated , ‘ God the Father , God the Son , and God the Holy Ghost . ’ |