Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [be] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His sister , Moira Coles , 34 , of Mapperley , Nottingham , admitted her part in the conspiracy but was said to be a small cog in the operation . |
| 2 | The price was high in relation to orthodox equipment but was held to be justified by patient throughput . |
| 3 | Thus an express term that a transaction is not intended to be a lease but is intended to be a licence will not be given effect ( Street v Mountford [ 1985 ] AC 809 ) . |
| 4 | It entered a private collection but was ordered to be returned to the Nationalgalerie by the Soviet military administration in 1949 . |
| 5 | The Namurian , Millstone Grit sediments have not been penetrated in any well in the area but are assumed to be present on the basis of the stratigraphic relationships deduced from seismic data . |
| 6 | Cecil made it quite clear that in his opinion , at least , the " strangers " in charge of the works were pretending to act simply and fairly towards the society but were thought to be dealing more for their own " private lucre " than for the benefit of the society , " … this despite diverse great sums of money due by them for rent having been remitted for their better encouragement to carry on the work … " |
| 7 | The Culture portfolio was transferred from Attorney General and Justice Minister Parnel Campbell , who had suffered a minor heart attack but was expected to be back in post within a month , to the Minister of Education , Youth , Sports and Women 's Affairs , John Horne . |
| 8 | This will not provide great accuracy but is thought to be quite satisfactory for the present purpose . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | He was taken from home to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital but was found to be already dead . |
| 11 | She was taken to the Western Isles Hospital but was found to be dead on arrival . |
| 12 | She also suffered from epilepsy and diabetes but was said to be happy and cheerful despite her disabilities . |
| 13 | He was treated at Darlington Memorial but was said to be not badly hurt . |
| 14 | The following FBI investigation focused on Robert Wayne O'Ferrell , a junk dealer in Enterprise , Alabama , who denied any involvement but was said to be helping with inquiries . |
| 15 | He is not only a prisoner but is conditioned to be his own jailer too . |