Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very few pagan cemeteries were in use throughout the period , and those that were tend to be the large examples in eastern England which may have been centralised depositories , not belonging to individual settlements . |
| 2 | But the first public glimpses of the charter were proving to be a disappointment . |
| 3 | Most of those leaving the cities have had to buy their way out if they wanted to live in environmentally more-attractive areas that , particularly in the south of England and — to some extent — increasingly elsewhere , were proving to be the most economically active . |
| 4 | The support operations in the gilt-edged market were proving to be an awkward commitment for the authorities . |
| 5 | As delivered , Nos. 36–45 and 56–60 were mounted on Mountain & Gibson 7 ft. 6 in. 21EM trucks , which were intended to be a copy of the Brill 21E design in defiance of American patents . |
| 6 | The Independent Companies were intended to be a ship-based force slipping ashore to harass German communications and cut the supply line of Swedish ore , but they often fought as infantry because the Allies had no other troops available ; an unavoidable reason for deploying special forces in this role in Norway . |
| 7 | In the homes these activities were intended to be a major source of participation by the people served , with appropriate levels of staff help . |
| 8 | Moreover , the SPOs — who were intended to be the key link between ‘ bottom-up ’ development and strategic planning — had large managerial responsibilities and were grafted on to the developmental CMHT model rather than being key initiators of it . |
| 9 | The Mechonoids were intended to be the next ‘ big thing ’ from Doctor Who after the Daleks . |
| 10 | A Captain Beechey , sent by the newly established Marine Department of the Board of Trade to discuss their grievances and explain the Act had some difficulty in convincing his audience that Shipping Officers were intended to be the seamen 's friends , and that the Register Ticket , far from being a " badge of slavery " , gave them advantages . |
| 11 | Those who attempted to manage the political affairs of a county or district of burghs had not only to contribute towards any public project in their area , they were expected to be the leading subscribers , and it mattered little whether or not they agreed with the project in view . |
| 12 | The proposals , described as the most far-reaching for 50 years , were expected to be the subject of intense lobbying from the financial and banking sectors when they came before Congress for approval . |
| 13 | The applications were expected to be the same as those already noted . |
| 14 | The ruling effectively voided the British legal notion of the " discretionary " life sentence , under which the Home Office had the power to extend prisoners ' actual terms in gaol , or detain them again after an initial release ( known as " release under licence " ) if they were deemed to be a danger to society . |
| 15 | Strangely enough , it was Factory Records who were reported to be the front runners , but these rumours were strongly denied by Factory . |
| 16 | Of the aircraft to be supplied 48 were reported to be the most advanced version , the F-15E Strike Eagle — never before exported — although with slightly downgraded navigational and weapons systems . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | We had the potent , theoretical motivator of vast unemployment in the area , and those who were working for us were considered to be the fortunate . |
| 19 | Furthermore , we have noted that in the UK during most of the 1950s and 1960s employment and the balance of payments were considered to be the most important macroeconomic objectives by both Labour and Conservative governments . |
| 20 | And erm fire-fighting but her manicure is perfect Home front hands can still be charming , tangee lipstick for beauty on duty Now foundation garments were considered to be an essential part of the trim active image which it was every woman 's duty to project . |
| 21 | Local politics were considered to be an extension of philanthropic work , and were seen as an extension of women 's domestic sphere . |
| 22 | and Eoanthropus or ‘ Piltdown Man , ’ the jaw of an orangutan and the skull of a modern human that were claimed to be the ‘ earliest Englishman ’ . |
| 23 | A right-wing group , the Committee to Save Democracy , supported by one-quarter of the country 's mayors and by armed former contras , blocked major roads with barricades in November to back demands for ( i ) a bigger role for Godoy in the government ; ( ii ) the dismissal of Gen. Ortega ; ( iii ) the withdrawal of troops from several regions ; and ( iv ) the dismissals of Lacayo , Minister of the Presidency , and Hurtado , the Interior Minister , who were claimed to be the chief architects of government policy [ see pp. 37849-50 ] . |
| 24 | They were said to be a happy and adoring family . |
| 25 | They were said to be a happy and adoring family . |
| 26 | The cows were said to be no more than fair milkers , but their milk was particularly creamy . |
| 27 | But there were said to be no signs of a break-in . |
| 28 | Other major weaknesses were said to be the emphasis on skilled employment , of either the apprenticed or respectable kind , and the individualist approach to the problem . |
| 29 | These ‘ Masters ’ were said to be the hidden wise men who were spread around the world with the aim of bringing in a New World Order . |
| 30 | By 1991 , the Levellers , then without a chart hit to their name , were said to be the fourth most bankable live band in the country . |