Example sentences of "that [was/were] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er and these people er understood what could be got f er what little bits could be got out of the er various unemployment er acts , and er this knowledge , er plus the pressures and feelings that were able to be brought to bear , I 'm quite sure did er did benefit many er many people who who were unemployed . |
| 2 | Upper gastrointestinal lesions that were able to be treated were often found at endoscopy and this should be the primary investigaton in such patients . |
| 3 | In addition , she undertook to research and deliver lectures on any medical aspects of history that were likely to be of interest to fellow members . |
| 4 | This had the effect of limiting the range of sentences that were likely to be appealed mainly to prison sentences in the upper reaches of the tariff and , as a result , relatively little guidance was available on the use of non-custodial penalties . |
| 5 | Forsooth , my lord , quoth 1 , your sheep that were wont to be so meek and tame and so small eaters , now , I hear say , be become so great devourers and so wild , that they eat up and swallow down the very men themselves . |
| 6 | The most has been brought by the relationships that were supposed to be pure and noble . |
| 7 | Second , RENFE in effect subsidized other sectors of the economy directly through so-called political prices , special low tariffs that were supposed to be compensated by the state but in practice were frequently not . |
| 8 | What we do n't know , of course , is how they organized their living accommodation , whether they ever got paid , they were given these sort of , £ tickets that were supposed to be honoured later on , but as far as we can make out , they hardly ever were , erm and how the people got on , we just have to use our imagination , but it is interesting that here for instance in these three , we actually apart from anything else have two women house-holders , who are obviously erm women who are carrying on business of some independence . |
| 9 | Nevertheless his eyes had begun to gleam with an excitement that was unwilling to be lured into hope . |
| 10 | Now how about there was another place that was due to be closed down . |
| 11 | She could still feel fitzAlan 's eyes on her and flushed slightly , steeling herself before she could look at him again , and fully expecting a remark that was sure to be unpleasant at best . |
| 12 | Initially assumed that the level of carbon 14 in the environment that was available to be absorbed by living things remained at a constant level , subsequent research has shown that the amount of carbon 14 varies , possibly as a result of sunspot activity . |
| 13 | And there was still the absurd question of protocol involved in who should occupy the Presidential Palace in Saigon which was turning into a long-running farce and one that was unlikely to be resolved in Bao Dai 's favour as long as de Lattre was High Commissioner . |
| 14 | I sat on the shelf beside the steering-wheel , the shelf that was supposed to be for passengers ' parcels and luggage . |
| 15 | And they give them a gill of whisky that was supposed to be for their lunch you see . |
| 16 | Maybe that was why this picture just would n't work : she was expected to produce a suitable work in return for the fellowship that was supposed to be paying her just to paint . |
| 17 | Those who have actual memories of the year are unlikely to have been party to the Party that was supposed to be the mythical Swinging Sixties — one of the authors was still unafflicted by puberty while the other was into his third year in a sheet-metal factory , so we certainly were n't invited . |
| 18 | Only that he had been up at San Carlos about two years and had a wife that was supposed to be very pretty and about fifteen years younger than he was . |
| 19 | Well or at least sorted , maybe they 're the ones that was supposed to be left out for future reference . |
| 20 | Shannon gave an involuntary little start as though someone had spoken the words aloud , then laughed self-consciously , realising she 'd simply been hearing the voice of a conscience that was inclined to be over-zealous in its insistence on honesty . |
| 21 | His mouth closed over hers with the passion and glory she knew would never die and she melted into his impassioned embrace with a heart that was free to be his at last . |
| 22 | Eileen Laughton , a former Panel member who respected him greatly said he was worried about the pressure that was likely to be put on him if he did n't toe the local authority line . |
| 23 | Whenever they reached an island that was likely to be visited by European sailors again , they would release a few pigs , to run wild , multiply and form a permanent supply of protein — on islands seemingly not well provisioned for humans . |
| 24 | The only other thing that you heard Sergeant say that some how at the briefing he 'd been given information that was likely to be in the master bedroom . |
| 25 | I 'd go a little bit further and say well it 'd be much more likely that husband and wife would be in the master bedroom with in the small bedroom , but as you say er the adults or anybody indeed in the flat is likely to be in the bedrooms at that time , but Sergeant you see went a bit further and said that at the briefing , somehow he got information that was likely to be in the master bedroom so I understand your evidence , you certainly did n't get that impression at the brief . |