Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [vb past] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a couple 's income continued to be aggregated and any progress towards the effective ( rather than formal ) equal treatment of men and women was undermined by the introduction of the ‘ full-time exclusion clause ’ . |
| 2 | Coming on the heels of the Ashby Report , which had lacked conviction in Tutorials and had recommended that the reference to them in grant regulations be dropped , the Board 's decision seemed to be another blow to what had traditionally been regarded as the apex of WEA work . |
| 3 | The story of how after his death Bunyan and the Pilgrim 's Progress came to be assimilated by the Church of England is almost as fascinating as that of his life . |
| 4 | Gould 's enthusiasm proved to be the kiss of death , for the collection disappeared without trace shortly after his visit . |
| 5 | His father 's smell seemed to be impregnated in the large cotton shirt that covered him from neck to calf . |
| 6 | Was that how Nellie 's Mum came to be having a baby , I wondered ? |
| 7 | Strangely , one of the spars from the bed 's headboard seemed to be missing . |
| 8 | An influential figure in selecting Boudiaf 's successor appeared to be Maj.-Gen. |
| 9 | Alice 's heart seemed to be thumping in time with the train wheels as she looked at Harry 's glowing face opposite her . |
| 10 | The accused 's intention had to be considered to determine whether he wished to use it to inflict injury . |
| 11 | Ruth 's mind seemed to be changing and collapsing with these wonders ; and the underground cold ate into her . |
| 12 | Thomas 's mind seemed to be elsewhere , and there was no perfunctory laugh in return . |
| 13 | But again Morse 's mind seemed to be tuned to another wave-length . |
| 14 | Well , at least Francesca 's mind appeared to be functioning on a subject unconnected with her damned brothers , McLeish thought grimly . |
| 15 | My dear mother 's optimism had to be heard to be believed . |
| 16 | The uproar in the middle of the night when Bernard Murphy rolled home fighting drunk from the seamen 's club had to be heard to be credited . |
| 17 | A FORMER Mayor of Prestatyn , Mark Garfield Jones , offered a £200 reward last night after his daughter 's horse had to be put down following a collision with a van which did not stop . |
| 18 | O'Faolain 's prediction proved to be accurate . |
| 19 | A friend who tried to go to the man 's aid had to be held back . |
| 20 | However , through all the long years of the Unix wars , Tivoli 's offering seemed to be the only thing that all the key parties could agree on . |
| 21 | ‘ At risk ’ registrations were avoided , though the girl 's well-being continued to be monitored . |
| 22 | Longwall 's management declined to be interviewed . |
| 23 | The state 's bureaucracy came to be staffed by the monopoly capitalists and their friends so that the state could co-ordinate the interests of the monopolies . |
| 24 | At 13 he sailed as apprentice to a ship-owner operating out of Whitehaven in Cumberland , 36 miles [ 58 km ] south-west of Carlisle , and from ship 's boy rose to be third mate on a ‘ black-birder ’ or slave ship . |
| 25 | At last a genuinely transnational agitation for a people 's peace appeared to be on the agenda . |
| 26 | Yet , only a few days ago , Labour 's campaign seemed to be swinging to victory . |
| 27 | An individual 's wealth tended to be reflected in the number of hearths he had in his house . |
| 28 | Chief executive officer Edwin Lake told the tourism and amenities committee that the Children 's Village had to be protected from the sea , wind and sand and a reinforced concrete wall along the full length of the north side was a basic element of the design . |
| 29 | A disadvantage of the tribute system was that each gang 's ore had to be kept separately from the others until dressed and sampled . |
| 30 | The field-worker 's legitimacy had to be proved continually and skilfully , and trust was gained as a result of a progressive series of negotiations . |