Example sentences of "[vb past] to be [prep] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another more complete clock , believed to be by the same craftsman , that was in Wells Cathedral from at least 1392 is now in the Science Museum , London . |
| 2 | At least the British players demonstrated that they fully deserved to be on the same court — much against many people 's expectations . |
| 3 | Colonel Peter Young was a popular officer , well liked by everyone , always seemed to be of the same temperament , in action , or sitting at the bar in a country inn . |
| 4 | Both photographs seemed to be of the same occasion . |
| 5 | I cited that Korea seemed to be in the same position as China in 1947–1948 ; that the Chinese officials also continuously stated that they could put a stop to inflation at any time . |
| 6 | According to author Dr Eve Roman , ‘ it made no difference whether a woman worked on a VDU as part of her general day , whether she just used it occasionally or whether her only contact with a VDU was that it happened to be in the same room ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ We happened to be in the same place at the same time a couple of months ago , ’ she replied , terse and offhand . |
| 8 | I said I did n't know the other guys , we just happened to be in the same pub . |
| 9 | Hibberds workshops behind the shop were beautifully timbered , not a straight line to be seen anywhere , whilst the Post Office buildings , including an old bakehouse , appeared to be of the same period . |
| 10 | Because he only had to be in the same room for her nervous system to run haywire , and she could only take so much punishment . |