Example sentences of "[det] [is] [vb pp] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each appears to be bound in a very pale and supple leather ( on inspection this is seen to be Human skin ) . |
| 2 | This is believed to be due to the complex organization of their centre-surround mechanisms . |
| 3 | This is believed to be harmless unlike the use of X-rays which could be damaging . |
| 4 | When Parliament creates a new crime , this is presumed to be subject to certain defences at common law , such as self-defence and duress , and also ( very frequently ) to the requirement of a state of mind ( intention , knowledge or recklessness ) . |
| 5 | A leaflet headed The Case for Charging Full Cost Fees , with the sub-heading Why this is felt to be necessary , has been dished out at the party political conferences . |
| 6 | The Council will also have to keep the curriculum under review and promote change where this is felt to be necessary . |
| 7 | An orthodox man is not allowed to hear a woman singing as this is felt to be seductive . |
| 8 | The administrator will have certain material to hand ; if this is felt to be inadequate he will search further . |
| 9 | In part , this is accomplished through being involved in the work teams with more experienced workers . |
| 10 | The efficacy of speed limits thus depends on drivers ' self-discipline , but this is known to be lax , particularly as modern cars are neither designed nor advertised to encourage low-speed driving . |
| 11 | This is known to be German fertiliser manufacturer Hermann Schnabel , whose consignment of fourteen paintings included the cover lot , ‘ La Loge ’ by Renoir . |
| 12 | It should also be remembered that s 19(l) ( a ) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 provides that where there is a covenant , condition or agreement against assigning , underletting , charging or parting with possession of the premises or any part thereof without licence or consent , this is deemed to be subject to a proviso to the effect that such licence or consent is not to be unreasonably withheld . |
| 13 | And this is meant to be hush-hush . |
| 14 | I always find much of interest in each issue as it reaches me and if I do criticise from time to time , this is meant to be constructive and helpful . |
| 15 | A casting session is then arranged and the location viewed if this is thought to be necessary . |
| 16 | Head Office can draw up a general set of specimen job descriptions for all posts , if this is thought to be helpful . |
| 17 | This is thought to be widespread , and is causing institutional investors , big holders of junk from the late 1980s , to complain that they are getting a raw deal . |
| 18 | And the most important properties of which this is held to be true are those which constitute our conception of individuals as autonomous agents . |
| 19 | Although this is claimed to be standard practice , Labour denounced the move last night as ‘ the most serious breach yet of the Tories ’ general election promises ’ . |
| 20 | The Universal Decimal Classification was devised with a very fine specification , and as such is found to be useful for technical libraries and for information retrieval . |
| 21 | The Regulation provides that a market share of 25% or less is presumed to be compatible with the Common Market . |
| 22 | The marriage of a person who has been judicially declared insane is totally void , and the same is said to be true of any disposition of property made by such a person . |
| 23 | The same is known to be true of the reel-to-reel tapes favoured by the older mainframe computers . |
| 24 | The offences do not require any endangerment at all : that is taken to be inherent in the carrying of firearms , since their potentialities are grave and the risk of accidents as well as deliberate use is well known . |
| 25 | In the general problem , however , it is only the background region I that is taken to be flat , and regions II and III , as well as IV , are curved . |
| 26 | I made it absolutely clear that , when we know precisely what happened in that case and can draw the lessons from it , we shall be willing to learn them and take note of the need for future action , if that is shown to be necessary . |
| 27 | That is shown to be wrong by yesterday 's announcement from British Telecom that the cost of calls is to be frozen , although phone rentals are rising . |
| 28 | But even if that is held to be culpable ignorance , it can not be assumed that if the voters did know of those plans or intentions they approved of them . |
| 29 | The farmer 's tied him to the fence to stop him butting the sheep and that 's deemed to be cruel . |