Example sentences of "been [adj] to be " 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 | She had been right to be wary of any new involvement , to stop things before they went too far . |
| 3 | As all 256 colours are displayed at once , the palette takes up quite a large proportion of the screen , and it would have been preferable to be able to select the ones used the most and create your own custom palette . |
| 4 | The art of management , however , was more than the successful bribery of fifty per cent plus one , if for no other reason than the fact that there was never enough of the articles of bribery to employ it on such a scale , even if the voters had been willing to be so bought . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Again , he has been prepared to be physical when the necessity arose while his choice of options has been admirable for one so short of international experience . |
| 7 | Both Paul and Keith have been careful to be polite to each other all week . |
| 8 | And although she 'd been sad to be leaving her family behind , she had been looking forward to a few weeks ' holiday and then — a new job , a new life . |
| 9 | The Foundation has been delighted to be able to sow the seeds of international cooperation by supporting postgraduates . |
| 10 | It had been easy to be friends when she had n't felt this sudden urgent longing for him . |
| 11 | I should n't have been content to be just a wife . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He turned up at a party one night having just managed to get back from Italy where he 'd been supposed to be studying and it came out that he 'd been to Rome , too , and had actually met her father and knew their story — better than she did — and had sat at the feet of the Marchesa Giulia . |
| 14 | White and cream and yellow and gold did not to everyone seem entirely appropriate shades to represent the Headleands , whose natural colouring , as in a party game , might have been supposed to be more primary , more violent , more extreme , more robust . |
| 15 | And of course And anyway , we got there , it was alright , and erm I had to fill this tractor , where it was , of course they 're going to make fun of me again , first morning I 'd got to get the tractor ready , and you know them , five gallon five gallon , things can happen at the time , and I have been had been supposed to be to get the hole at the top of the can , and not spill it you see . |
| 16 | They had all been lucky to be seen out with him . |
| 17 | He landed him invitations to society dances where Jack would normally have been lucky to be collecting coats at the door . |
| 18 | I 've been lucky to be able to launch the first concept of dread disease insurance , in South Africa you might have heard about us . |
| 19 | For some years he 's been lucky to be in a position of being able to pick and choose his work , while admitting ‘ sometimes you have to choose from what 's there and you do n't always necessarily choose the best . |
| 20 | He 's given them something else back for their money , and I 've been glad to be part of it . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She should n't have been — should have been glad to be rid of her . |
| 23 | So , Sir , I have been able to reflect on the inherent good sense of the people of Worcester over the years I have been privileged to be the Member for that constituency . |
| 24 | My Lords i in the eighteen months I 've been privileged to be a Member of Lordships House , I 've often asked myself what our functions are . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It must have been good to be home . |
| 27 | ‘ Obviously I 'm hopeful of getting to Sweden and it 's been great to be involved with the England squad . ’ |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Group Captain Lord Cheshire , who had been unable to be present , had sent a telegram . |
| 30 | reported that the Funeral Service Journal had hoped to attend the Conference , but had been unable to be present owing to imminent magazine deadlines . |