Example sentences of "she [vb past] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , she failed to be swayed by arguments that Britain 's future industrial prowess crucially depends on a strong base in computing research . |
| 2 | She also spied the McPhersons to her left standing on the roof of what she presumed to be their house . |
| 3 | She expected to be told to get on with her work and not waste time , but instead Miss Phoebe became unusually animated . |
| 4 | She expected to be sent out with a flea in her ear . |
| 5 | It had come her way because , leaving them in charge of Mrs Gracie , Dinah had gone for diversion to what she expected to be a dull sewing-meeting in the Islington church where she and Paul had been married . |
| 6 | When she opened them again , she was where she expected to be . |
| 7 | Samantha sank on to her bed to show the helpless state she expected to be in by the evening . |
| 8 | She had guessed it would look better — more disarming — not to be carrying a bag ; as if she expected to be out only for a short time . |
| 9 | She continued to live in her house on the Lung'Arno , patronizing scientists and literary figures , and holding nightly receptions at which she expected to be treated with the etiquette due to reigning royalty . |
| 10 | She expected to be thanked for her loyalty . |
| 11 | She expected to be shot the instant she emerged . |
| 12 | But she had been in his strong arms before , and as agitation at her own weakness assailed her , so , while she still could , she fought to be free . |
| 13 | In this way she lived to be a hundred years old , more or less . |
| 14 | Salads my father dismissed as ‘ grass ’ and my mother as ‘ rabbit food ’ , yet she lived to be eighty-four . |
| 15 | She lived to be 80 . |
| 16 | Anyhow she lived to be nearly ninety and I 'm not surprised . ’ |
| 17 | She wore a corset to support her broken body , and she lived to be only 47 . |
| 18 | Mona , two years younger , was the more likely to clash with him , but this day she agreed to be ruled by Maggie 's acquiescence . |
| 19 | She spoke at intervals about moving herself and Marcus out of the flat ( which she agreed to be horrid ) perhaps to another flat or to some vaguely envisaged country cottage . |
| 20 | Two weeks before the General Election of 1983 , she agreed to be interviewed on the BBC Nationwide 's On the Spot in the guise of Tory party leader rather than Prime Minister of Britain . |
| 21 | The therapist judged that Margaret had made a very serious attempt to kill herself , that she was severely depressed and a continuing suicide risk , Although Margaret felt that nothing could be done to help her she agreed to be admitted to a psychiatric unit . |
| 22 | A lawyer who performs under the name ‘ Mary Lou ’ , she agreed to be interviewed about her amateur pornography videos , provided that her real identity remain concealed . |
| 23 | In the absence of the Orkney guidelines , she asked to be told which guidelines had been used , and whether these had ever been placed before the Island 's Social Work Committee for their approval . |
| 24 | She asked to be taken home and as he dropped her off he said cryptically : ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 25 | As a matter of fact she asked to be with Freddi and Luiza . |
| 26 | The reputation of Angelica Kauffman ( 1741–1807 ) has risen steadily in recent years , since she ceased to be regarded as a minor decorative artist and began to reassume the esteem accorded her by her contemporaries . |
| 27 | However , on 19 December 1991 the period of six months from the date when the children left the foster mother 's home and she ceased to be their foster parent was due to expire , and she would then be free to apply for a residence order under section 8 in respect of the four children , without the local authority 's consent under section 9(3) ( a ) . |
| 28 | Then faster and faster , as she rose to be joined with him in every sense of the word . |
| 29 | She tried to be casual . |
| 30 | Karen was a magnificent bitch , but when she tried to be human she turned into a Disney puppy : trashy , vulgar and sentimental . |