Example sentences of "[vb pp] to be [v-ing] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | German firms are said to be dumping in Eastern Europe waste which it would be costly for them to dispose of in Germany itself , including radioactive uranium , used tyres and banned pesticides . |
| 2 | Now the police authorities a and the local authorities and the magistrates may be thought to be indulging in special preening , but I do assure Your Lordships that they really are not alone in expressing their anxieties er about the er er er this bill and what it proposes , for example , if I may , I would like to refer to a letter which I received from Justice , chaired by my Noble Friend Lord Alexander of and with his Vice-chairman er er Lord and er they say as an all-party human rights organisation , Justice considers that the composition of police authorities is an important constitutional issue effecting the independence of policing . |
| 3 | Several of the main fugitives from the present Colombian crackdown on the drugs industry are alleged to be sheltering in Panamanian safe-houses . |
| 4 | A FUND standing at about £200,000 which was raised to give aid and comfort to homecoming British prisoners after the Second World War is alleged to be growing in direct proportion to the number of old soldiers dying without ever seeing a penny of it . |
| 5 | In December 1933 the novel was judged to be lacking in ideological clarity . |