Example sentences of "[vb past] this [was/were] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I reckoned this was due to the attitudes of officials . |
| 2 | With many farm products now overproduced this was likely to be one of the main thrusts of training in the future . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought this was supposed to be the goody , goody girl I live next door to , ’ said one wide-eyed recording chief as he watched Kylie cavort provocatively below him . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought this was supposed to be a happy birthday , ’ he groaned after making a mess of two strokes . |
| 5 | I thought this was supposed to be |
| 6 | ‘ I thought this was supposed to be a working dinner . ’ |
| 7 | The Confederation of British Industry said this was close to the Budget it had asked for , with increased export credits , the advance corporation tax ( ACT ) question addressed and smaller firms helped . |
| 8 | ‘ When … when I said this was new to me , I meant I 'm hardly in the habit of sexual intimacy on such … such short acquaintance ! ’ |