Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | We made it absolutely clear to Mr. Millan and the Commission that we were prepared to be flexible and to listen to any representations . |
| 2 | It follows that — unless the capitalist class were prepared to be altruistic and reduce its own unproductive consumption — there would be a decline in real wages for the productive workers . |
| 3 | From 1851 onwards the recorded ages were supposed to be accurate and the precise places of birth were noted . |
| 4 | He had thought that children were supposed to be sharp and un-sentimental and though Emmie had not written in a sentimental way exactly , she had written about her family as if they were perfect . |
| 5 | I thought you were supposed to be low and submissive and made out of Adam 's rib , and you were n't supposed to leave the house excessively . |
| 6 | The most has been brought by the relationships that were supposed to be pure and noble . |
| 7 | In August 1944 , having enlisted Chinese support , Ho crossed the border into north Vietnam to make contact once again with the Vietminh forces who , by this time , and in the absence of any other administrative control or military power , were extending their influence in the mountains of northern Tonkin in the area known as the Viet Bac Revolutionary armed forces were supposed to be growing and there was apparently enough revolutionary enthusiasm to support the idea of launching another insurrection from there within a couple of months . |
| 8 | And he had a list which I 've , I 've got there and er I think he got two things suggested that were on his list from the group of people who were supposed to be aware and er about twenty things which he thought maybe they should have thought about , and had n't . |
| 9 | I thought , Jimmy , that you were supposed to be lurking and eavesdropping ? ’ |
| 10 | They were concerned to be caring and look after him at this time of tragedy , and he was just not really taking in what had happened . |
| 11 | Even after just one evening 's conversation , he had restored her faith in men — it was possible to be handsome and talented , and yet still be modest and thoughtful and courteous . |
| 12 | At least he was prepared to be amiable and friendly , and that would make office life a lot more pleasant during her remaining weeks with Woodline Design . |
| 13 | Yes , in the sense that she was not a person who just reacted and went along with the system , but was prepared to be independent and assess situations for herself . |
| 14 | When I was a little girl and scarcely aware of Syl except as one of our neighbours , I had known that he was old to be unmarried and that the girls he brought home in his sports car were too young . |
| 15 | It was impossible to be polite and distant with this man . |
| 16 | I thought I 'd better add a rider to that , it was easy to be male and misunderstood around here . |
| 17 | She was supposed to be pregnant and perhaps Scotland might still get its heir but would it be a male prince and who would protect him over the coming years ? |
| 18 | ( I had a meeting of an advisory committee at the Bodleian at three , which was likely to be acrimonious and prolonged , and I simply had to buy something for the boys ' dinner first . ) |
| 19 | Sir John said the pace of recovery was likely to be slow and they remained cautious about the current year , with slow but steady recovery not being seen until 1994 . |
| 20 | Kinnock grew up in a society in which it was natural to be Labour and which Labour controlled . |
| 21 | He was reminded of something he had read somewhere : that it was seldom wise to return to any former haunt hoping to recapture the same pleasure it had first given , because it was sure to be different and disappointing . |
| 22 | He thought that it was good to be down-to-earth and scientific . |
| 23 | I was inclined to be star-struck and would creep into the gallery to listen to some of the singers . |
| 24 | This was my theological college and I was anxious to be sound and reliable . |