Example sentences of "been [adj] to be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have been awful to be separated from her children , as she and many other Jamaican mothers were . |
| 2 | It was several months before anything significant happened in Edward 's life — by which time he was so sick of the stagnant war that he would have been prepared to be parachuted into the heart of Germany wearing a kilt . |
| 3 | It is a great merit in Mrs Taylor that she has been content to be guided by her moral taste , which is very fine and true , without trying to form a set of principles upon it . |
| 4 | They had all been lucky to be seen out with him . |
| 5 | A father himself now , he thought of those parents of hers , her mother and stepfather , who had lost her and apparently had never searched , had never even declared their loss , been glad to be rid of her . |
| 6 | She should n't have been — should have been glad to be rid of her . |
| 7 | While she was deeply fond of Liz 's twin girls — and had been thrilled to be chosen as their godmother — she was far too immersed in her role as a successful businesswoman even to consider the possibility of ever having any children of her own . |
| 8 | At the Tribute and subsequently in Seville , it must have been great to be surrounded by so many people who openly acknowledge Queen as a huge influence . |
| 9 | He waved his arms about a lot , wore suits that my mother 's old friend Little jimmy would n't have been ashamed to be seen in — barring the size problem — and generally did his best to appear flamboyant . |
| 10 | But some young watchers will have been puzzled to be told that ‘ because she is a ship , not just a barge , she is , of course , self-propelled ’ . |
| 11 | There is something very impressive of state and royalty in the march of these sixty or more elephants ; and if I had not regarded this display of magnificence with a sort of philosophical indifference , I should have been apt to be carried away by such flights of imagination as inspire most Indian poets . |
| 12 | Erm and he 's saying that you know to start with basically education has always been the preserve of the landlords , er the peasants have n't had anything to do with education , have always been poor illiterate peasants erm and now he 's saying that because the landlords have been overthrown erm suddenly peasants er have , you know , are forming erm schools and have been able to be taught various things . |
| 13 | But so far , because of the other pressures that are on us , that just has n't been able to be followed |
| 14 | The subsidence which occurs as a result of the mining in any event is very limited and has been able to be taken into account quite adequately on other developments within the Selby District . |
| 15 | It would be churlish to suggest Lewis fights under a flag of convenience or that his status as world champion has only been able to be enjoyed by default . |
| 16 | Had the Rumbelows Cup final replay been able to be staged on April 22 then the FA would not have been able to prevent Wembley from hosting the match . |
| 17 | Thus the finding of a series of coins terminating in about 150 BC could not be used as evidence that the occupation of a site ceased in about that year , for even if occupation had continued for another hundred years , no other coins would have been available to be used and lost . |
| 18 | If human communication were a simple matter of reciprocally exchanged words , if words had no resonances beyond themselves , I might have been proud to be cast in such a role , and either self-confident enough in my ability to fulfil it , or else realistic enough to modify my directives and declare myself in favour of some more modest role . |
| 19 | Some elders may have been obliged to be attached to objects or routines which in some way were exploitative , oppressive or otherwise caused suffering . |
| 20 | Gen Noriega 's provocations may simply have accelerated a plan that had been ready to be unleashed at any time . |
| 21 | Perhaps he had been surprised to be greeted by an adult who did n't either admonish or cross-examine him . |
| 22 | Despite his utterances during the brief encounter with Toby , Dominic had actually been surprised to be offered the job . |
| 23 | Bingham J. dismissed Mr. Cheall 's action ; the Court of Appeal ( by a majority ) allowed his appeal , but the House of Lords , in turn , allowed an appeal against this court 's decision and upheld Bingham J. One of the issues before the House of Lords was whether Mr. Cheall had been entitled to be heard by the disputes committee of the T.U.C. before it made its decision . |