Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Your Uncle Nathan has wanted her with him in Leeds ever since Christie planned to be married . |
| 2 | Windley rose to be Chief Native Commissioner of Kenya in the mid-1950s and was one of the moving spirits of re-education . |
| 3 | At first , Mrs Parvis pretended to be pleased to see Dot . |
| 4 | The large unit known as the syssel , a subdivision of the country broadly similar to the English shire , is in Jutland believed to be pre-Christian , although its function is something of an open question , as it is now best known in connection with later ecclesiastical organisation . |
| 5 | In fact , for a moment , the situation facing Millie seemed to be God-directed when , at seven o'clock , as soon as Ben had opened the gates , a Mrs Walton came hurrying in . |
| 6 | Becky affected to be unconcerned . |
| 7 | Jagatan seemed to be asleep . |
| 8 | Always Poshekhonov seemed to be close to him . |
| 9 | But Bella seemed to be satisfied . |
| 10 | Shiona wriggled to be free of him . |
| 11 | Hari decided to be truthful . |
| 12 | Modern industrial society with its superior ‘ organic ’ solidarity could dispense with these primitive aids to cohesion and develop the more civilized , less emotional and , above all , rational legal processes which Durkheim took to be characteristic of progress . |
| 13 | Bella appeared to be unperturbed : ‘ I wondered why she was going on about Mr Bishop and Madge just now . |
| 14 | The civilian population in Kuwait appeared to be stunned by the invasion , and although some immediately tried to escape into Saudi Arabia most simply remained in their homes . |
| 15 | For a change , Michael McVeigh had to be content with the runners-up spot , losing out on weight to his clubmate Mike Berry . |
| 16 | But there was no suggestion that Gray had been involved in anything improper and Jefferson continued to be involved in youth work . |
| 17 | In disbelief , Montgomerie had to be content with third spot . |
| 18 | Flaherty said to be sure this was true , although he misremembered the last time they 'd been called on to supply them , it being all of two years since the Wolfkings had been driven out by the Gruagach . |
| 19 | Richard had to be satisfied with this response , but he was clearly convinced thereafter that he was destined to overcome Saladin . |
| 20 | Whether the child receives breast or bottle , whether he is fed on demand or by schedule , the age at which he is weaned and how suddenly , and the severity of his toilet training — these are the kinds of influences that Freud considered to be major determinants of personality growth . |
| 21 | The real wage rate will remain unchanged , that is , if marginal costs comprise only labour costs , a situation Keynes considered to be likely in the short run . |
| 22 | While acknowledging that Sarah seemed to be infatuated with George , her sister was so many years her junior that she still thought of her as a child and dismissed her obvious affection for George as innocent admiration . |
| 23 | William seemed to be obsessed with the fact that he had n't . |
| 24 | Quite apart from this , however , the more immediate problems faced by 5 Corps in Carinthia seemed to be worsening . |
| 25 | She managed the next few hours without any problems — Marc seemed to be busy . |
| 26 | At the same time , Schuman ceased to be central to French foreign policy . |
| 27 | Jack Nopps tried to be kind . |
| 28 | Sidney pretended to be upset about this — at least I think he was pretending — because he said to Uncle , ‘ A's not friends wi' thee now — thee 's parted wi' my white dog ’ . |
| 29 | Denmark seemed to be interested in going ahead in conjunction with Sweden , but the latter was not willing to consider this . |
| 30 | The view of to taken here also accounts for the impression of what Riddle ( 1975 : 467 ) calls " control " which one often feels with the to infinitive , i.e. the implication that the matrix event is responsible for or affects the complement event ( cf. the difference between Jane forgot to be cautious and Jane forgot that she was cautious ) . |