Example sentences of "to have been [adv] [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Morris 's role appears to have been both that of a clerk of works , responsible to a greater or lesser degree for the erection of the buildings , and that of an architectural amanuensis employed to make ‘ Drawings and Explanations of his Lordship 's Directions ’ ; but to what extent he was involved in the actual process of design is not certain . |
| 2 | In addition to the factors already discussed , the main stimulus to employers ' organisation in a number of countries appears to have been less that of a counter to growing union power , or an attempt to achieve market or labour force regulation , and more a response to what was perceived as a threat to common employer interests arising from increasing state intervention . |
| 3 | Aldfrith appears to have been very much on the periphery of Northumbrian dynastic life before his accession . |
| 4 | As for Philip , the prospect of seeing the man who was supposed to marry his sister go off on crusade for an indefinite period seems to have been too much for him . |
| 5 | They are believed to have been extremely few in number . |