Example sentences of "[verb] were [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the North of England , nearly half of firms visited were found to be illegally underpaying workers . |
| 2 | I can assure Mr Faris that the issues he raises were looked at and that the disclosures adopted were considered to be the most appropriate in the circumstances . |
| 3 | Two groups implicated were said to be the National Democratic Alliance ( NDA — an alliance formed in 1989 which grouped the opposition parties , including the Umma party , with the SPLA ) and a hitherto unknown group , Ana al-Sudan ( " I am Sudan " ) . |
| 4 | Some of the individuals they trapped were found to be wearing rings already . |
| 5 | For an instance where the medical expenses claimed were held to be unreasonably high , see Roberts v Roberts ( 1960 ) The Times , 11 March ; for cases where very high medical expenses were held to have been reasonably incurred , see Winkworth v Hubbard [ 1960 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 150 and Hamp v Sisters of St Joseph 's Mount Carmel Convent School Bar Library Transcript No 305B of 1973 ( Kemp & Kemp D2-011 and D2-100 ( Sweet & Maxwell ) , The Quantum of Damages , 2 , para 5 – 011 ) . |
| 6 | he observed : ‘ It would cause administrative chaos if , before any decision , those adversely affected were required to be consulted . ’ |
| 7 | Those purged were said to be in the pay of the CIA , and described as ‘ counter-revolutionary ’ . |
| 8 | The first group of officers arrested were believed to be linked with the fundamentalist Hizb-i-Islami mujaheddin group led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar . |
| 9 | Almost 60 per cent of those displaced were reported to be under the age of eighteen . |
| 10 | The majority of single brooches examined were found to be more abraded on the top left corner than the top right . |
| 11 | Some of the girls pictured were thought to be as young as 6 . |
| 12 | Many of the units to be withdrawn were expected to be sent to join US forces in the Gulf region . |
| 13 | Yes , there have been some very vigorous objections made by local residents , and that is particularly why the application that preceded this one was refused planning permission because er the objections they made were considered to be well founded by the Planning Committee and supported many of their views . |
| 14 | Middlesbrough motorists were slightly more safety conscious , 65pc of the tyres checked were judged to be illegal and 10pc had sidewall damage . |
| 15 | Those retained were judged to be free of accusations of corruption , although questions were immediately asked about Ricardo Fiuza , the Social Action Minister who , in violation of the electoral law prohibiting donations to individuals , had admitted receiving US$100,000 from the Brazilian Banking Federation to finance his 1990 re-election campaign to the Chamber of Deputies . |
| 16 | All the other decisions that were taken were bound to be opposed by the local community , the local youth and community staff and so on . |
| 17 | The models of teaching it commended were expected to be influential , and the Authority saw itself as having a duty to provide a clear lead on the direction and character of primary classroom practice . |