Example sentences of "man [verb] [prep] be [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hours later a man believed to be East End boss Edward Clancy rang detectives accusing the Asian of taking his £38,000 Silver Shadow . |
| 2 | Unknown to Merseyside Police , the Samaritans received a telephone call about midday from a man believed to be Mr Ashworth saying he had abandoned his son at a citizen 's advice bureau in Brandon Street , Hamilton , near Glasgow . |
| 3 | I was asked if I was interested in pictures of Fergie , topless , in the arms of a man believed to be John Bryant ( yes , my contact did n't know how to spell his name ) . |
| 4 | A further British man to watch for is Ian Thompson from Redcar . |
| 5 | Late on Wednesday night , a man purporting to be General Noriega spoke on the pro-regime National Radio , urging all Panamanians ‘ to keep up the resistance ’ and appealing for support from the outside world . |