Example sentences of "[conj] [is] [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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31 If , for example , a GEMM has acquired an unusually large amount of a particular stock and is known to be keen to sell , other market makers may cut dealing prices ; conversely , if a GEMM is known to want to buy large amounts of stock , other market makers may raise prices .
32 The enzyme progastricsin , is present in 30–40% of gastric adenocarcinomas and is thought to be useful in differentiating between colonic and gastric adenocarcinomas .
33 This has been generally well received and is thought to be helpful and informative on matters of chambers administration .
34 The surplus at Hawker was not detailed yesterday but is believed to be substantial .
35 Sonia might be persuaded to keep a seat warm for her daughter : Priyanka is only 20 ( the minimum age for a seat in the lower house is 25 ) but is said to be sharp and keen on politics .
36 Sir Francis Tite ( as he now is ) is alive , but is said to be senile .
37 If the charge on the property in favour of the husband is not for a fixed amount but is expressed to be equivalent , for example , to one third of the net proceeds of sale , then the husband has acquired a chargeable asset ( Marren v Ingles [ 1980 ] 1 WLR 983 ) and payment of the capital sum by way of redemption of the charge would appear to be a disposal for capital gains tax purposes ( TCGA 1992 , s22 ) .
38 This trophy , whose origin is unknown but is thought to be contemporary with the arrow , was presented by the Society of Gentlemen Archers of Darlington in 1830 .
39 The reason for this is not known but is thought to be due to infection by the virus itself .
40 The etiology is unknown , but is thought to be due to the dissolution and aspiration of dead or dying worm material into the alveoli .
41 Goalkeeper David Seaman damaged a shoulder against Stockport but is expected to be fit to report to the England squad tomorrow .
42 Lee Sharpe was withdrawn from the squad with a calf strain , but is expected to be fit for Sunday 's conflict .
43 Ince had earlier aggravated the shoulder injury he sustained at Villa Park on Monday , but is expected to be fit to face West Ham at Old Trafford on Wednesday .
44 The detailed life cycle is not fully known , but is considered to be similar to that of the bovine lungworm , D. viviparus , except in the following respects .
45 Therefore , although skills are now embedded in all courses reviewed and validated this session , the range of skills is not as comprehensive as is deemed to be desirable by the University .
46 These show that every publication has a class number consisting of at least three digits , but the system permits further sub-divisions allowing as fine a division as is thought to be necessary .
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