Example sentences of "[noun prp] [is] [verb] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | USL is believed to be near to an unprecedented agreement with Apple for the Macintosh interface . |
| 32 | Stephen Chamberlain is believed to be depressed after splitting up with his girlfriend . |
| 33 | The question now is whether Mr Clinton is going to be forward-looking ; to give shape to a sense of what the next American Dream , and what America 's post-cold-war role , could be . |
| 34 | THE DECISION of Eamonn Barnes , the Irish Republic 's Director of Public Prosecutions , not to bring explosives charges against Patrick Ryan is believed to be due to the refusal of key witnesses to testify against him . |
| 35 | Mr Major is understood to be prepared to co-operate with a visit , but only under conditions which ensure diplomatic neutrality on the issue . |
| 36 | I mean Stuart is gon na be quiet or he 's gon na be really loud ! |
| 37 | Calling the agreement the ‘ Frontline Partnership ’ , they say they will work together to develop operating system and hardware for easy-to-use systems , adding the sorts of features Macintosh users take for granted , advance personal computer technology with pen interface and audio capabilities — Microsoft is said to be impatient at the lack of applications for its Pen Windows operating environment , and the two will promote ‘ Plug and Play ’ to make software and hardware easier to integrate and use . |
| 38 | Explanation : These are statements that have been made without the provision of supporting evidence ; for example , Keith is said to be aggressive but the person writing the information has not said why . |
| 39 | Stuart 's gon na be quiet all afternoon and all evening until his dad turns up |
| 40 | Spurs boss Doug Livermore said : ‘ Ian is struggling to be fit for Saturday , so that will give Erik his big chance . ’ |
| 41 | Ps. livingstonii and Ps. elegans are both members of the Maylandia subgenus which also includes the rock dwelling Ps. zebra and its close relatives , and Ps. elegans is thought to be close to the ancestor of the ‘ Ps. zebra complex ’ ( Konings 1989 ) . |
| 42 | St Helens prop Kevin Ward is struggling to be fit for Sunday 's Regal Trophy first round tie against Leeds at Knowsley Road because of a neck injury , but New Zealander George Mann could return to the pack after a being out for a month with back trouble . |
| 43 | ‘ Edwin is hoping to be able to come , and of course Daisy will . ’ |
| 44 | The ghost does n't like people talking about him , and one day Joseph Buquet is going to be sorry , very sorry . ’ |
| 45 | Mr Gandhi is said to be horrified by the stiff budget in prospect . |
| 46 | Defence Secretary Rifkind is reported to be grateful for support from the fourteen military minded Conservatives whose confidential letter to the Prime Minister was somehow left lying on a copying machine for a Labour researcher to find , but he is irritated by the leak , an insider murmurs that Malcolm 's notching up black marks for the future . |
| 47 | Societal divisions are such that neighbourhood patrols are dangerous and have to take on the appearance of armed convoys , but it is the style of policing which comes nearest to breaching the divide between the police and the community , so that the RUC is required to be persistent in utilizing it even though there are few obvious signs of success and despite the cost in human life . |
| 48 | The Secretary of State for Wales is trying to be helpful and to clarify the matter . |
| 49 | Lady Macbeth is meant to be glamorous and powerful . |
| 50 | Mrs Clark is said to be stable in the burns unit of Stoke Mandeville hospital tonight … and according to her son hoping to move back into a new caravan . |
| 51 | Mrs Clark is said to be stable in the burns unit of Stoke Mandeville hospital tonight … and according to her son hoping to move back into a new caravan . |
| 52 | ’ Louise is expected to be grateful that Gustave 's far-sightedness has spared her such an unsatisfactory life . |