Example sentences of "that were [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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1 | They lie in why the restructuring took place and in the forms of ownership and capital structure that were assumed to be superior to the old . |
2 | Each had taken their cue , at some time or other , from the behaviours that were believed to be appropriate , and had developed to the point where they were thoroughly dysfunctional . |
3 | These were doubtless satisfactory for the individuals who had collected them and for a short period of time , until perhaps superseded by rulings that were seen to be more appropriate . |
4 | Machines that were seen to be at the forefront of technology just a few years ago are now readily replaced and cast-off with little or no second-hand value . |
5 | The question would be posed more specifically , distinguishing between the types of physical characteristics that were felt to be relevant to teaching and those , such as hair colour , which were not . |
6 | and Eoanthropus or ‘ Piltdown Man , ’ the jaw of an orangutan and the skull of a modern human that were claimed to be the ‘ earliest Englishman ’ . |
7 | In Study 3 subjects performed judgment tasks that were chosen to be unrelated to risk rating . |
8 | Environmental pressure groups , such as the Sierra Club , have used this right on several occasions to press the EPA to take action : for example , environmental groups argued through the courts that Congress intended the EPA regularly to issue air quality standards for pollutants that were judged to be widespread and hazardous to public health . |
9 | What a complete condemnation of the Thatcherite policies that were attempted to be brought in by the controlling group opposite . |
10 | And so we know that particles that were thought to be " elementary " twenty years ago are , in fact , made up of smaller particles . |
11 | These were the areas that were found to be predominantly ‘ satisfactory ’ . |
12 | The sample used was of large companies that were known to be at the leading edge in terms of corporate planning practices . |
13 | Thirdly , targeted industries should have markets that were known to be price and income elastic and would offer long-term growth , in contrast to the low value-added products that were the usual sources of stagnation in Asian economies . |
14 | Oh well when I got back from I sat in there for about an hour cos the new girls that were meant to be sleeping in there slept in Zoey and Lucy 's room . |