Example sentences of "were [adj] to have [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Working the 2 Step programme becomes progressively more relevant on a daily basis in the recognition that it provides such a superb philosophy of life than many recovering people come to consider that they were fortunate to have addictive disease because it led them to the 12 Step Programme . |
| 2 | The Elves were content to have powerful allies in the Old World . |
| 3 | In Spain , governments have been keenly aware of RENFE 's position as the model whose pay and conditions were likely to have major repercussions for other firms throughout the economy . |
| 4 | Such firms were likely to have particular characteristics : they were probably relatively labour-intensive , so labour was an important part of their costs ; or they might be located in an area where labour costs were rising particularly fast , or where labour availability was a problem . |
| 5 | Dr Jack Cuzick , an ICRF scientist , said that 75,000 of the women were likely to have important underlying disease but , without referring all 250,000 to hospital , there was no way of knowing which women were in that group . |
| 6 | They were pleased to have new clothes of their own and had enjoyed the company and the attention they 'd received . ’ |
| 7 | This ensured that individual diamonds of any size were liable to have long and sometimes dramatic histories , reflecting at times the rise and fall of empires or the end of dynasties . |