Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] is know to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we include here that part of the Dalradian succession which is known to be Cambrian in age , then there would be an ocean of unknown width lost in the space now occupied by the Southern Uplands of Scotland . |
| 2 | For instance , permission should be sought before lopping a branch from a tree which is known to be frequented by a Green Lady ; superstitious Derbyshire farmers plant primroses at the foot of such trees each Midsummer 's Eve , so as to be rewarded with wealth and longevity . |
| 3 | Someone who turns up at an occasion which is known to be an ordeal for him communicates information whether he wishes to or not . |
| 4 | The monoclonal antibody that did not cross react with these non-toxic cereals , did not recognise Frazer 's fraction III , a peptic-tryptic digest of wheat gluten which is known to be toxic . |
| 5 | It is precisely this that makes me very suspicious of searching for some supposed rational parliamentary intention outside the language in which a draftsman who is known to be rational has chosen to express it . |
| 6 | Is a clause which is known to be unenforceable in certain circumstances an unreasonable one ? |
| 7 | Given an allowable candidate word which is known to be able to start a compound or commonly used phrase , if the next part of the compound occurs in the list of alternatives for the next word position ( and so on until the end of the compound ) , then it is likely that the alternatives that make the compound are the correct choices . |
| 8 | " I can not remain married to a man who is known to be a homosexual . " |
| 9 | The second principle is that only information which is known to be reasonably accurate and which is capable of being maintained in a reasonably accurate state should be stored within the system . |
| 10 | The effect of the decision in Aveling Barford is that where a company has no retained earnings , a transfer by it to a sister company which is known to be at an under value may be treated as an unauthorised return of capital . |