Example sentences of "this [vb past] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | This ceased to be the case as the middle-class , finding vaults overcrowded , erected miniature fortresses in the new necropolises and encased their dead in double , and even triple , coffins against the depredations of body-snatchers . |
| 2 | As the title implies it originally took place on Whit Monday , but when this ceased to be a Bank Holiday it moved to the new Bank Holiday . |
| 3 | But as the world became increasingly interdependent this ceased to be the case and we became more concerned at our apparent weakness . |
| 4 | On April 9 , 1964 the rethought , turboprop , DHC-5 Buffalo first flew , but this failed to be built in the numbers of its predecessor . |
| 5 | This promised to be the kind of job he most liked . |
| 6 | This promised to be a difficult task ; hence the need for professional economists in the cabinet . |
| 7 | It was widely known that this promised to be a vintage year for books , thanks to an amazingly generous benefaction from a special friend of St.A 's & St.G 's . |
| 8 | This seemed to be the case . |
| 9 | This seemed to be a place where , despite noises in the night and a few dangers like trees that grew inside you and made your throat choke , a person might feel sale for always . |
| 10 | This seemed to be an unusually severe Tannesterben . |
| 11 | They may not , for instance , be prepared to risk having any kind of emotional engagement ( I recently worked with a group of headteachers for whom this seemed to be a problem ) ; or they may not trust each other or the teacher ; or the ‘ hidden curriculum , of the group 's own dynamics may cut across the drama 's requirements ( for instance if the strong natural leader within the group is not given her usual leadership function within the fiction ) ; or the group may concentrate too hard on preparing material for ‘ showing ’ so that they miss out almost entirely on ‘ playing the drama game ’ ; or they may dislike drama or really want to perform a play or are simply not in the mood to submit to the experience . |
| 12 | This seemed to be one of her bad days . |
| 13 | David was encouraged to return to work the next day because this seemed to be the one positive aspect of his current situation . |
| 14 | For many people it seems to mean freedom to do what someone else has done before with some success , and initially this seemed to be the best course to take . |
| 15 | This seemed to be the case in all four countries in spite of their considerable cultural differences and distinctive marriage customs . |
| 16 | This seemed to be a turning point for Ken . |
| 17 | This seemed to be reasonably steady so , taking her courage in both hands , Mildred gave the word : ‘ Down broom ! |
| 18 | Although this seemed to be the end of the Louth-Bardney line , it refused to die . |
| 19 | All of this seemed to be well understood until early this century , because it was explained in terms of Newton 's theory of gravitation . |
| 20 | However , this seemed to be more a short term way of preserving individual pride rather than a long term alternative : ultimately they wanted to enter mainstream society , have a job and ‘ settle down ’ . |
| 21 | This seemed to be further corroborated when we were invited to join the second phase of a research project being undertaken by the National Foundation for Educational Research and the Further Education Unit . |
| 22 | Overall this seemed to be the case with the financial imperative too . |
| 23 | In conjunction with the opening of the new Detoxification Clinic , this seemed to be a good beginning . |
| 24 | Like his pleasure in reading dictionaries or solving crosswords , this seemed to be the kind of soothing conscious activity which allowed the unconscious faculties an easier passage forward . |
| 25 | No doubt this seemed to be the natural course for him , since in that retreat he would complete the process which had begun with his conversion almost thirty years before . |
| 26 | For me , this seemed to be symbolised in the living room of a teenage parent living in one of Coventry 's worst housing estates . |
| 27 | This seemed to be developing into a regular pattern in his dealings with Emily . |
| 28 | This seemed to be the last straw — somebody was really gunning for me : slowing the whole bloody earth down now . |
| 29 | This seemed to be a joke , as the old gentleman and all his young friends gave loud shouts of laughter . |
| 30 | Patients attending hospital clinics had worse glycaemic control , but this seemed to be attributable to the case mix and practice characteristics . |