Example sentences of "[det] was [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was perceived to be a ‘ loophole ’ in the previous law , and according to the White Paper , the new formulation under consideration is designed to resolve this problem . |
| 2 | In addition , Wagaddon , publishers of the magazine , had its own legal bill , but this was said to be less than £35,000 . |
| 3 | This was said to be because of the risk of radioactive iodine emitted during the fire getting into people 's thyroid glands . |
| 4 | This was said to be ‘ the first Peruvian book of poetry that does not make tribute to a colonial aesthetic . ’ |
| 5 | This was said to be ‘ erring wildly on the cautious side . ’ |
| 6 | Too much sugar was being produced , so the excess was made into aguardente ( sugarcane rum ) but this was said to be causing alcoholism as the unemployed took to drinking cheap aguardente . |
| 7 | A 1986 U.S. study found an increased risk to expectant mothers , but this was said to be a small sample , which was followed by two further studies . |
| 8 | The Maréchal de Bassompierre , again a military man , after another brief embassy to London five years later , was given by Charles I " four diamonds set in a lozenge , and a great stone at the end " : this was said to be worth £7,000 and was perhaps the most valuable present ever given by any English ruler to a foreign diplomat . |
| 9 | The justification for this was expressed to be that it would thus be open to a court at a later date to review the matter of sex determination Ormrod J. 's decision , much cited and approved of in the House of Commons debate , evidently will remain the law . |
| 10 | Indeed , in Tolson this was expressed to be the case even where the crime was held to be one requiring proof of a mental element . |
| 11 | This was destined to be of particular importance to the measurement of time , because the blacksmith was the forerunner of those who constructed the first mechanical clock . |
| 12 | This was understood to be the result of an agreement between the Cabinet and the Moslem Brotherhood by which the government would gain in exchange the co-operation of the Islamist opposition with some of its policies . |
| 13 | The order could , for example , provide for the child to live with his grandmother during term time and his parents during the school holidays if this was felt to be in his best interests . |
| 14 | This was seen to be the democratic process at work . |
| 15 | As priests controlled the local school directly , this was seen to be a direct attack on their role in the school system . |
| 16 | This was seen to be a reference to Iran 's standing position calling for the death of Salman Rushdie for the anti-Islamic " blasphemies " contained in his novel , The Satanic Verses . |
| 17 | This was seen to be a problem and in the 1960 's a change was made to a method known as ‘ total communication ’ . |
| 18 | This was done to be sure that the constipation was and would be adequately treated . |
| 19 | The songs fell together in a muddy pool of short-sighted production : not a bad début album by any standards but this was intended to be a complete signal post in the history of popular music . |
| 20 | This was intended to be a temporary measure , but it was so successful that the Chinese authorities gave it formal recognition for the whole of Aglen 's term as inspector-general ( 1911–27 ) . |
| 21 | Although the document did not mention him , this was believed to be Chris Burrows , previously with Henderson Adminstration . |
| 22 | Although the document did not mention him , this was believed to be Chris Burrows , previously with Henderson Administration . |
| 23 | During the 1960s , ozone concentrations generally increased by up to 10 per cent at some monitoring stations ( Komhyr et al. , 1971 ) , and this was believed to be associated with variation in solar radiation over the 11-year cycle ( Keating , 1978 ) . |
| 24 | This was believed to be the first time that an international bank indicted on US money-laundering charges had agreed to co-operate in an investigation against specific individuals . |
| 25 | In July it was disclosed that the Soviet Union was owed the equivalent of 87,500 million ( 25 per cent in convertible currencies ) , but much of this was believed to be for arms sales to poorer countries who were unable to repay it . |
| 26 | The Possessed looked for a long time like losing its way , and Dostoevsky would surely concede that in so far as the design was , to use his own word , tendentious , this was bound to be so . |
| 27 | From the start this was bound to be contentious , for it tied in so obviously with concern about newspaper chains , the power of large circulations and the alleged dangers of a too one-sided party press . |
| 28 | Even major institutions with developing reputations were unsuccessful in their first-time submissions — and this was bound to be particularly true in arts and social studies where members were anxious to ensure appropriate standards of course content and all that related to it — including staffing and other resources . |
| 29 | This was recognised to be a masterpiece . |
| 30 | The final phase in the procedure involved giving parents advice about prospective job opportunities for their children , and this was considered to be the most difficult part of the work as it meant balancing all the different factors in an attempt to situate the best applicant in the best position . |