Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [verb] to be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Traditional music and hymnody are seen to be for an older audience . |
| 2 | Discussions are understood to be under way with several companies which have expressed an interest in setting up alongside the plant to supply components to Motorola , which operates on a just-in-time principle of bringing in materials just as they are required for the production process . |
| 3 | Another march is being held in Bonn next Monday , three days before the summit , when 50,000 Germans are expected to be on the streets . |
| 4 | Three operations are said to be on the verge of bankruptcy because their claims — submitted through the ‘ one door ’ compensation office in Lerwick — have not been met . |
| 5 | However total AIDS cases are estimated to be between 100,000 and 150,000 . |
| 6 | Erm , in Shropshire the M F U are known to be in favour of compulsory dips , there 's no difference between us , but if we are going down , you are going to send a re erm , er , a joint representation , then I think before you agree to send a joint representation then you need to have a meeting with M F U and C L A , to make certain that we 're all saying the same thing . |
| 7 | Undoubtedly the most important group of works by the artist to appear at auction for many years , the canvases are said to be in extremely good condition . |
| 8 | If you do that , then I think that even though your own values are bound to be in it a bit , they wo n't be in it in a way that makes the work useless or makes it appear hopefully prejudiced to someone else . |
| 9 | Most Iraqi cities are reported to be without electricity or telephones . |
| 10 | Remains of the chancel are said to be of the 12th century , and the tower was rebuilt in the 15th century and has three bells . |
| 11 | We need an injection off money from somewhere to spend on 2/3 quality players plus strengthening the squad with a couple of decent reserves or the next few seassons are going to be like this until the youth side is mature enough to carry the burden . |
| 12 | We need an injection off money from somewhere to spend on 2/3 quality players plus strengthening the squad with a couple of decent reserves or the next few seassons are going to be like this until the youth side is mature enough to carry the burden . |
| 13 | Under these conditions , the reactants and products are said to be in their standard states . |
| 14 | With this policy rewards are seen to be under your control — not his or hers to manipulate . |
| 15 | The Ibrox side are resigned to being without the Englishman for the European Cup showdown with Marseille on 7 April because of the automatic one-match ban which he must serve after his sending off against Brugge on Wednesday night . |
| 16 | The brothers are reputed to be amongst the richest men in France and Lagerfeld , born into money , waxes richer by the year . |
| 17 | Fears about the threat of more deportations in the near future are believed to be behind the resistance to the police action . |
| 18 | The aircrafts and space vehicles featured in the programme are expected to be in big demand along with the Captain Scarlet costume . |
| 19 | The conclusions to this study are expected to be of use to policy-makers in deciding where help in promoting a better trained workforce is most needed . |
| 20 | Fraud appears to have increased rather than decreased , and it can not be argued that this is merely a matter of greater success in detection , as many of the frauds only come to light when investors find that they are unable to obtain their funds ( or the directors of the institution are found to be in sunny climes abroad , with little intention of returning to the UK ) . |
| 21 | Even when a building is relatively plain inside , as time passes all historic finishes and fabric are seen to be of greater significance ; so it is desirable to preserve as much of the original interior as possible . |
| 22 | Er , I 'm a little bit out of touch , so , i if I sound hesitant it 's because I simply do n't know how much debate has been taking place , and how , systematised the relationships are going to be in the future . |
| 23 | The Tsunamis should get delivered in short order after that , but the multi-processing Dragons are expected to be in beta longer than usual and wo n't go into a delivery cycle until the first half of ‘ 93 . |
| 24 | The Western-financed dams received all the attention ; the numerous jobs that needed to be done if the dams were going to be of any use had scant priority . |
| 25 | After his victory at Auberoche , prisoners were taken whose ransoms were said to be worth over £50,000 , and in 1346 , according to Froissart , Lancaster 's army returned from a raid into Poitou so laden with riches that they had difficulty in transporting all their gains . |
| 26 | Of course in conformity with ecclesiological principles , schools were expected to be in the Gothic style . |
| 27 | Islington , Southwark , Camden and Hounslow were thought to be in the bag . |
| 28 | No German warships were thought to be in the immediate area and only some four squadrons of fighters and bombers — an estimated 37 planes — were flying from Herdia , Stavanger , and Trondheim . |
| 29 | At the end of February total casualty figures among the 700,000-strong allied force were estimated to be at least 131 killed in action and 100 in accidents or other incidents . |
| 30 | Valuable though such concessions were felt to be in the short term , we concluded it was wrong to encourage prospecting in sensitive waters without an adequate understanding of the nature and level of the risks involved . |