Example sentences of "[vb past] to [be] [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first day of each survey was crucial in sorting out minor problems for the interviewers which only came to be recognized once the fieldwork was under way . |
| 2 | BRITISH Rail has launched an investigation to discover how a herd of cows came to be wandering down the Saltburn-Darlington line last week . |
| 3 | Her nerves were worn ragged by the swift changes in his moods , as first they convinced her of his avowed antipathy , as he called it , and then somehow , without any warning , he seemed to be saying quite the opposite . |
| 4 | The safest course of action seemed to be to shore up the bunker and make sure I did nothing to upset the fragile eco-system that was supporting me , for however much we wanted to disguise it , I had nothing to fall back on . |
| 5 | The station was filled with hissing steam engines ( well , it was some time back ) and one decided to belch , steam and whistle just as we passed , thus managing to blow the youngest daughter 's mind , who demanded to be carried on the spot — and at frequent intervals during the rest of the adventure . |
| 6 | Socialist Worker appeared to be soaking up the potential trade union readership , while the audience of students in revolt could dwindle — although with the formation of the Revolutionary Socialists Student Federation there were hopes that the ‘ new vanguard ’ might survive to detonate the proletarian uprising . |
| 7 | Pottery materials continued to be carried on the canal until the 1960s . |
| 8 | Lowe stripped to swim , and getting on the trunk of an uprooted tree , hoped to be carried down the eddying flood to some part where he could obtain assistance . |
| 9 | The trucks themselves had to be manhandled down the steep rock-strewn defile and as the men were sweating away at this in the hot sun an Italian aircraft picked them up . |
| 10 | Something had to be produced so the acrylics were produced in . |
| 11 | These luxuriously equipped flying-boats took only nine hours to fly between Southampton and Funchal , but the service was not entirely dependable as flights had to be cancelled whenever the sea was too rough to land . |
| 12 | He felt as abject as a convalescent child and had to be helped up the three stone flights to his cell . |
| 13 | By now my courage had failed and I had to be helped up the steep , wooden steps , the executioner 's assistants whispering that if I made a good show they would make sure I would choke for no more than ten minutes . |
| 14 | Clearly the point had arrived in September 1947 where fundamental decisions had to be taken on the American commitment to Korea . |
| 15 | So the bill had to be taken on the floor of the House and all selected amendments had to be debated and voted on . |