Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] was [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The importance of a complete index was demonstrated to be so important to bureaux workers that plans to cut the reissue of the index from four times a year to three were shortlived . |
| 2 | Some stolen stock was allowed to be recovered by the traditional method — not , it can be imagined , without amusement on the part of the Masai , who had spent forty years resisting the government 's efforts to abolish that fighting spirit which was now deemed so commendable . |
| 3 | High support was found to be associated with a low rate of illness , and a high level of events with a high rate of illness . |
| 4 | Schools where the size of the delegated budget was seen to be adequate , or even generous , were able to take more steps along the path to staff involvement in decision-making than those with a reduced budget . |
| 5 | James Butterworth followed the hooligan careers of similar boys — ‘ Sam Smiler ’ and ‘ Thomas Tiddler ’ — along with the apprenticeship of ‘ Tiddler Junior ’ , because the British hooligan was thought to be getting younger in his time , as in ours : |
| 6 | German industry was seen to be a major threat to the European powers and to established patterns of Atlantic trade . |
| 7 | In any case the State Department was uncertain about the nature of the Vietminh 's communist connections — ‘ possibly in indirect touch with Moscow and direct touch with Yenan ’ — and French influence was reckoned to be important not only as an antidote to Soviet influence but also to protect Vietnam and Southeast Asia from ‘ future Chinese imperialism ’ . |
| 8 | The reasons are simple : Quisling , a former army officer , diplomat , and minister of defence was the first of his kind ; and his bid for power , though his own idea , by coinciding with the German takeover was assumed to be part of it . |
| 9 | By November , Wigan were promising to scour the world for a cure , while Hanley in his enforced idleness was reported to be depressed and frustrated . |
| 10 | An historical event was seen to be constructed from a number of different ‘ happenings ’ perceived as having specific meanings . |
| 11 | The commercial rate was felt to be a still greater source of distortion because of its rather unpredictable incidence . |
| 12 | The picture of the brutal rule of the Jews , for which Social Democracy was said to be preparing the way in Germany , provided the catalyst in the link-up of anti-Semitism and anti-Marxism . |
| 13 | The twist to the story came when the old man was found to be a carrier of the very germs that he blamed the coloured people for bringing into the country . |
| 14 | Traditionally the French nation was said to be divided on the basis of ‘ Three Cs ’ — the constitution , clericalism and class . |
| 15 | The servicing of Paraguay 's estimated $2,150 million foreign debt was expected to be cut by 20 per cent in 1990 . |
| 16 | It appears that the bottom of Roe 's old shaft was believed to be in the region of 88 to 100 feet below the point where Deep Level was taken off . |
| 17 | The scale of disrepair disclosed by the survey affects all tenure sectors although , as usual , the condition in the private rented sector is worse than elsewhere ; for example , one in six dwellings in the private sector was found to be unfit for human habitation … |
| 18 | His economic plan was made to be tougher on the deficit in the House of Representatives , and may be made tougher still in the Senate . |
| 19 | The post of Vice Chairman was left to be decided at the next Committee meeting . |
| 20 | For the subsidy of 1534 , thirty-nine noble families were assessed : their average income was said to be £921 , fifteen of them were assessed at over £1,000 and the highest income noted was £2,266 . |
| 21 | Bishop O'Brien reminded the meeting that the Pastoral Council was meant to be a means of bringing the thoughts of the people to the Bishop . |
| 22 | They thought that Woonerven were safer , but the principal benefit was seen to be the bigger play areas and the environmental improvements . |
| 23 | The central issue was seen to be the relationship between the growth or contraction of the money supply and the pattern of national income and expenditure . |
| 24 | The next IWC annual meeting was scheduled to be held in Glasgow , in the UK , in June 1992 . |
| 25 | The concentration of lithocholic acid was found to be higher in patients with polyps than controls as was the concentration of total secondary bile acids ( Table II ) . |
| 26 | The enthusiastic reception of the illuminated cars was such that any future occasion was bound to be graced by their presence . |
| 27 | Official permissiveness was seen to be justified as , at both moments , ‘ rebellion ’ was to a large extent articulated to predominantly safer musical patterns with less subversive meanings . |
| 28 | William Agnew was born deaf in Glasgow , and at an early age was sent to be educated at the Glasgow Institution for the Deaf and Dumb , where he proved to be a remarkable scholar . |
| 29 | Early morning was shown to be the peak period , with most accidents taking place between 0600 and 1100 hours . |
| 30 | A cat suffering from alopecia was given an injection of a cortico steriod and a dog brought in by a near-hysterical owner was found to be only badly bruised . |