Example sentences of "[vb past] to be [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At least one application , fault diagnosis , promised to be highly cost effective .
2 Charles H. Keating , the former head of the Lincoln thrift in California , personified the thrifts scandal ; the debts left by the collapse of the Lincoln — estimated to be around $2,000 million — were greater than those of any other thrift .
3 The six soldiers , who were variously accused of disorderly behaviour , assault and criminal damage , were represented by four senior Queen 's Counsel and an equal number of junior barristers at a cost estimated to be around £95,000 for the seven day hearing .
4 Most of the guests seemed to be either journalists , politicians , or fashion designers , the three occupations most favoured by the nascent New Delhi chattering class .
5 There are loads of Leed supporters in Goole but they seemed to be more i interested in the young kids chucking themselves in the water jump on the running track which was right by the pitch !
6 There seemed to be only darkness ahead , full of blurred shapes and pitiful glances .
7 In fact it seemed to be only Gaughan who seemed capable of creating chances as Darlington struggled .
8 In fact it seemed to be only Gaughan who seemed capable of creating chances as Darlington struggled .
9 Estimated cost understood to be around £2m .
10 The proportional reduction in γ-interferon production appeared to be truly disease related as the numbers of γ-interferon positive intra epithelial lymphocytes and lamina propria lymphocytes returned towards normal on a gluten free diet , in parallel with the improvement in mucosal pathology and in other indices of immunopathology .
11 It was said to prey solely on virtuous and obedient women and , because its food was so scarce , the chiveface was always hungry and appeared to be only skin and bone .
12 The system therefore had to be both hardware and network independent .
13 These brought in the cash , but had to be meticulously types with no rubbing out , or so they said .
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