Example sentences of "this [noun] [adv] [vb past] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , this study simply had to be controlled in scope . |
| 2 | This group also had to be made up on strict equal-opportunities lines , with the requisite number of minorities and women . |
| 3 | This method therefore had to be cancelled as the time the carrier could remain at Greenock was severely limited . |
| 4 | This call just had to be an act of purest derision , a flaunting of how well this enemy had foretold Jaq 's actions — or even was psychically alert to Jaq 's whereabouts . |
| 5 | Despite this innovation there continued to be considerable public disquiet . |
| 6 | During the election campaign the party had asserted that the advanced welfare state was safe in its hands , but this promise quickly appeared to be a less than certain guarantee of the continuation of welfare programmes which in some cases had been in effect since the 1930s . |
| 7 | This couple certainly appeared to be full of faith , which was encouraging as it was the first home that I visited . |
| 8 | This goal too appeared to be self-defeating in the Nikol'skaia volost' . |