Example sentences of "[verb] to [be] [vb pp] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was reported to be paid £2,000 per day for his efforts — as much as some objecting organizations were likely to spend in total . |
| 2 | Both men are part of a coterie of so-called ‘ rugby mercenaries ’ whose pay-offs are said to start at the $120,000 mark and the best-rewarded of whom — the ‘ rugby millionaires ’ — are reckoned to be paid $250,000 per season . |
| 3 | The processing of applications takes four to six months , or more , so that missing the deadline or failing to be appointed means wasting an entire year . |
| 4 | He would have to be seen a.s.a.p. , and would have to come up with a satisfactory explanation of exactly why and when he 'd left The Randolph . |
| 5 | For instance , if , in Ex. 1 , the passage were desired to be played mf instead of ff , the cellos could be equally divided if the 1st cello parts were marked f while all the other parts were marked mf . |
| 6 | The USAF said details of the safety report had to be kept confidential.And F111s have continued to fly missions . |
| 7 | Since government rules said each trainee had to be paid £29.50 a week , the move meant companies would have to start subsidising the training . |
| 8 | ( Such payments have to be made immediately. ) futures price falls . |