Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] be the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Agreement provided for massive UN involvement , and work had already started on raising finance from donor countries for what promised to be the UN 's most substantial peacekeeping operation ; some estimates put the cost at up to US$2,000 million . |
| 2 | The International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) confirmed on Feb. 21 that four of its representatives had been held by a faction of the mujaheddin , reported to be the Hezb-e-Islami ( led by Hekmatyar ) , since Jan. 12 . |
| 3 | Drug traffickers had also killed more than 20 police officers in separate incidents over the previous 10 days , in retaliation for the October death of Brance Muñoz Mosquera , believed to be the Medellín drug cartel 's military commander [ see p. 39138 ] . |
| 4 | Finally MIND bitterly attacked what they believed to be the RHA 's intention to cut the Riverside budget for mental health by 45 per cent . |
| 5 | The three principal figures in his demonology proved to be the Shah , Israel and the United States , and in a sermon against this trio in March 1963 he had done much to trigger the disturbances of that summer and the process that led to his banishment to Najaf in Iraq . |
| 6 | The destination of the immigrant runner proved to be the Marina above Strood Bridges , where the cutters and shore units converged to arrest fifteen Asians and the crew of Glisseuse . |
| 7 | The antique and classic park included much to interest the enthusiast , with bucket loads of Stearmen and Staggerwings , all manner of Ryan , Waco , Stinson and Cessna variants , oddest of which just had to be the Waco ZVN–8 N1937S , a 1938 built biplane with tricycle undercarriage ! |
| 8 | And of course , it had to be the Stasis . |
| 9 | Other boys wanted to be the Beatles ; Lloyd Webber wanted to be Richard Rodgers . |
| 10 | Andy : ‘ We never wanted to be the U2 it 's OK to like — like Nirvana are the Guns N ’ Roses it 's OK to like . |