Example sentences of "[conj] is [vb pp] [verb] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cardiff manager John Lawless moved heaven and earth to get the Coopers back to South Wales this summer and is believed to have given them both an unprecedented £10,000 signing on fee and a £30,000 salary . |
| 2 | He visited his brother and is believed to have taken his birth certifcate and passport . |
| 3 | Jerry blames Carla for her split with Mick and is believed to have confronted her rival . |
| 4 | Herbert was more politically conscious than John , and is said to have urged him to leave South Africa because he foresaw trouble in future . |
| 5 | When Wilfrid returned from his final visit to Rome Aethelred had abdicated but he summoned his nephew and appointed successor , Coenred , to meet Wilfrid and is said to have urged him to uphold Wilfrid 's cause ( Vita Wilfridi , ch. 57 ) . |
| 6 | or , Thomas ( c. 1784–1818 ) , prizefighter , was born a Virginia slave , and is reputed to have won his freedom in the American prize-ring . |
| 7 | Yeoman described and illustrated it in an article in the Gentleman 's Magazine in March 1748 , and is known to have erected one at Northampton . |