Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] [prep] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the Court 's recognition of a pre-1788 land claim was widely believed to be of immense symbolic significance . |
| 2 | The group was led ostensibly by Duncan Sandys and the Progressive MP , Vernon Bartlett , but Winston Churchill was widely believed to be behind the movement . |
| 3 | However , the fact that the issue was raised at all by a US President , and in such an unequivocal manner , was widely considered to be of great significance . |
| 4 | There had been no improvement in productivity , retail prices went up by 1.5 per cent ( although the real level of inflation was widely thought to be at least double that ) , and wages remained static in real terms . |
| 5 | It was basically envisaged to be of national proportions as well as non-denominational , with religious instruction given in separate classes . |
| 6 | But then it was only going to be for a matter of weeks , so what did it matter anyway ? |
| 7 | Perhaps I may also be permitted to use some of your space to assure your readers that the arrival of Triassic and Lilla for our Summer Gala ( June 20th/21st ) was not intended to be in any way the last minute and the locomotives arrived just two days before the event , so we preferred not to advertise them in advance so as to avoid disappointment . |
| 8 | Although the V&A 's sculpture department tried to keep the sixteenth-century bronze statue in the country , it seems that it was not felt to be of sufficient merit to meet any of the Waverley criteria governing rules on the export of works of art from Britain . |
| 9 | Without in any way making light of the distress of the parents of Tony Bland , it is very important to keep a firm hold of the fact that Tony himself was not reported to be in any pain or distress ; so any change in the treatment he was receiving was not for the purpose of relieving acute suffering of the patient . |
| 10 | John Gummer , who was not considered to be in need of protection , was singing ‘ Lead Kindly Light ’ in a falsetto voice . |
| 11 | Clarence House said she was in ‘ very little distress ’ and was not thought to be in any danger , and her admission was purely precautionary . |
| 12 | A spokeswoman said Courtney had suffered ‘ generalised bruising ’ in the crash but was not thought to be in any danger . |
| 13 | He said this kindly , as if he meant it as a tip she could use on her next date — which obviously was not going to be with him . |
| 14 | This was not going to be at all easy . |
| 15 | However , given the weakness of France 's position since 1815 , the task was not going to be at all easy . |
| 16 | My resolve not to go back into education hardened , if anything , rather than softened , as I became more and more determined that the sacrifice I had made was not going to be in vain . |
| 17 | Mr Upham , 45 , was at Labour 's campaign headquarters when police broke the news to him and was not expected to be at last night 's count . |
| 18 | Keith Pringle who was shot by a police marksman after a 47-hour siege in Darlington was yesterday said to be in a ‘ stable ’ condition in Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 19 | He looked around and saw a great many faces all wearing the same expression , an expression stating that they were never going to be surprised by anything in history and that they had already had every thought that was ever going to be in his head . |
| 20 | Unemployment levels had improved , falling to 9.7 per cent from 10.6 the previous year , while inflation had increased to 3.1 per cent in 1989 ( 1.2 per cent in 1988 ) but it was still considered to be under control . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , exactly — ’ she hrumphed some more — ‘ I said she was still going to be in Maidstone for a few days though we were thinking of moving her to a private hospital . |
| 22 | The agreement was clearly intended to be of short duration and could have been secured by a lease for a fixed term , say five or ten years with power for the landlord to determine before the expiry of that period for the purposes of the road widening . |
| 23 | I was clearly going to be on the phone for a long time . |
| 24 | Mrs Presley was later reported to be in a ‘ comfortable ’ condition . |
| 25 | One of those arrested was conference director Abdurakhim Pulatov ( who was later reported to be in a Tashkent prison ) . |
| 26 | Allied-Lyons was also said to be on the Goldsmith hit list . |
| 27 | Azeri pressure was also said to be behind Turkey 's decision not to go ahead with scheduled daily deliveries of 30-35 Mw of electricity , due to begin on Dec. 1 . |
| 28 | Azeri pressure was also said to be behind Turkey 's decision not to go ahead with deliveries of electricity amounting to 30-35 Mw per day , which had been due to start on Dec. 1 . |
| 29 | Pringle , 24 , of Thirlmere Road , Darlington , was also said to be in a satisfactory condition in Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 30 | The preparation of a draft bill to protect Antarctica and to ban commercial mining and drilling was also reported to be in progress . |