Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] was [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a potential finesse on Mal , Mike also called Bob at Binary with a view to repossessing the option on ‘ Sonnet ’ plus development money at rolling compound — and redeveloping it somewhere else entirely , say at Red Giant , where Rodge was known to be very interested . |
| 2 | And it was just bad luck that Stephen was scheduled to be away that night . |
| 3 | I pointed out that Christianity had always stressed the idea of faith history ( having got it from the Jews ) and that Jesus was believed to be the intervention of God in human history . |
| 4 | Although Aurangzeb was held to be bold and valiant , he was capable of great dissimulation and hypocrisy . |
| 5 | I forget who had mentioned to me that Geoff was rumoured to be taking more than a passing interest in her . |
| 6 | Although London was bound to be the main target for attack , its preparations were seriously inadequate . |
| 7 | He was also told that Connolly was believed to be a member of the Provisional IRA . |
| 8 | It was 17th October and Balliol was known to be on the move . |
| 9 | Just where he was now and where he was heading was uncertain , this possibly having much to do with the non-arrival of Murray and the Steward , since both would be coming from the West Country and Balliol was thought to be marching southwards down the middle of the land . |
| 10 | And Bourne was said to be ‘ a well-built and pleasant market town , which has doubled its population during the last forty years ’ . |
| 11 | And the headmaster at er Street school , Joseph , was a Labour member of council , and Joseph was tended to be more Liberal . |
| 12 | Both were reportedly being held in solitary confinement in Beijing prison number two , and Wang was reported to be suffering from hepatitis . |
| 13 | Even if Nicu was intended to be their ultimate successor , he was not allowed to appear as dauphin , particularly not after making the critical remarks to his father about the economic problems and social conditions in Sibiu . |
| 14 | Amir had to resign , and Hatta was asked to be formateur . |
| 15 | In addition , every stone circle in England and Wales was found to be within a mile ( 1.5 km ) of a surface fault or on an associated intrusion . |
| 16 | He had been recruited by Alfred Sherman specifically to provide a counterblast to the Treasury advisers , because Whitehall was deemed to be the source of the advice which had let the country down in the past . |
| 17 | Peter was feeling irritable , partly because Joe 's putative success contrasted with his own failure to acquire a girlfriend , and partly because Jill was reputed to be hot stuff , a chick who positively demanded to go all the way . |
| 18 | The event was supposed to be staged a couple of weeks back , but was postponed because Lewis was said to be unwell and still in America . |
| 19 | Since Ruth was required to be less and less with the children she found herself with too much time on her hands , and since she was unused to idleness she found the vacant hours trying . |
| 20 | However , it was signed with an ‘ X ’ , whereas Jeffrey was known to be literate . |
| 21 | Fiji also won the promise of a $2,000,000 loan from Taiwan for arms , while Israel was reported to be offering " guidance " to the Army on controlling civil disturbances . |
| 22 | The main theme of the film seems to be that since Christ was meant to be truly human , it is not unreasonable to portray him as subject to the same faults that bedevil all our lives . |
| 23 | Wallace had a seemingly good goal disallowed when Strachan was adjudged to be offside though there was an Oldham defender on the goal line when the shot was taken . |
| 24 | He schemed to be proclaimed Emperor , but as long as Menelik was known to be alive this was impossible . |