Example sentences of "what be [vb pp] to [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , the man with the largest feet in Britain has just taken delivery of what are believed to be the biggest pair of shoes in the world . |
| 2 | This leads inevitably to great simplification or stylization , and , at the same time , to a clarification and accentuation of what are felt to be the significant features or details of the object depicted . |
| 3 | All the appellants seek orders that , because of the Secretary of State 's failure to comply with what are said to be the requirements as I have set them out , the decisions made in relation to each of the appellants as to their respective tariffs should be quashed . |
| 4 | Her Majesty 's Inspectors in their report on the teaching of English published in 1987 were particularly concerned by the low standard of teaching for A level English : ‘ Teachers spend too much time scrutinizing past papers and then drilling students in what are taken to be the ‘ correct ’ answers . |
| 5 | The chemical scheme combines what are thought to be the most important O x , NO x , HO x , ClO x , BrO x , CHO x and SO x ( ref. 17 ) reactions with the recommended kinetic data . |
| 6 | The word ‘ model ’ implies a physical description that does not attempt to be complete or accurate in detail but that encapsulates what are thought to be the central features of the phenomenon . |
| 7 | ‘ The Moltkean Revolution ’ , as it has been called , a led to the adoption everywhere in continental Europe of what were believed to be the secrets of its success — compulsory military service to provide a short-service army with a large trained reserve , and the creation of a permanent , highly-trained general staff . |
| 8 | Three fans were placed in this category on the basis of lengthy observation and in accord with what were taken to be the appropriate criteria for judging such people . |
| 9 | One could imagine the early days of the place , when Blondin had walked on a tightrope across the Great Hall , when 20,000 Wolf Cubs rallying to honour Rudyard Kipling unleashed their " Great Howl " in 1922 , or when what were reputed to be the greatest firework displays in Europe were held there . |
| 10 | A farmer has been using four oxen to plough a field in what 's believed to be the first public demonstration of the skill in almost twenty-five years . |
| 11 | Dozens of birds have been killed by what 's believed to be an outbreak of botulism.Experts at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust have been carrying out post mortems to confirm the cause of the deaths.Richard Barnett reports : |
| 12 | I raise my glass to Victor , and give what 's meant to be a shamefaced grin but probably looks like a careless . |
| 13 | Coal flecked bacon and sausage will be a sharp reminder of reality in what 's meant to be a complete surrender to fantasy . |
| 14 | So you might be cleaning a portrait of what 's meant to be an Italian noblewoman , and gradually uncover a suckling baby . |
| 15 | Seventy per cent of working women are paid less than what 's estimated to be a ‘ living wage ’ . |
| 16 | Eighty two staff at the Sainsbury 's supermarket on Tewkesbury Road in Cheltenham have contracted what 's thought to be a virus infection that causes fever , aches and vomiting.They 've all been sent home , and staff from other stores have been drafted in to keep the supermarket open.Tests are being carried out at the public health laboratory in the town to identify the illness.But Cheltenham 's Assistant Chief Environmental health officer says shoppers at the store should n't be worried about the outbreak : |
| 17 | A former Ministry of Defence worker , has been found guilty of accepting one and a half million pounds in backhanders from arms companies , in what 's thought to be the biggest ever corruption case . |
| 18 | The mini is a long way from what 's considered to be the first jukebox ; the Edison Phonograph . |
| 19 | Currently , all FIMBRA members are able to offer pensions advice , even though they may not be properly qualified in what is acknowledged to be a highly complex area . |
| 20 | They are not neutral with respect to what is seen to be the current orthodoxy . |
| 21 | Taxes raised on what is reckoned to be the world 's largest untaxed industry would help governments spend money on treatment and education , which would do more good than the billions currently spent on attempting to throttle the criminal supply of drugs of all sorts . |
| 22 | A COUPLE and their teenage daughter were found gassed in their car yesterday in what is believed to be a suicide pact . |
| 23 | Certainly the recent discovery of what is believed to be a fifth example , at Trelleborg in Skåne , may add significantly to our knowledge . |
| 24 | BDO Seidman has won what is believed to be the first successful countersuit by an auditor against a former client . |
| 25 | Wandering through the spacious grounds you will come upon what is believed to be the remains of an earlier 12th-century castle visited by five kings of England during the 12th and 13th centuries . |
| 26 | In an attempt to redress some of this balance , FlyPast has undertaken the compiling of what is believed to be the most comprehensive list of surviving World War Two Japanese aircraft yet published . |
| 27 | Likewise theological truth is held to exist in a sphere of its own , unaffected by scientific discoveries or knowledge which we now have which clashes with what is believed to be the biblical revelation . |
| 28 | What is believed to be the head of an Irish elk , which was found in a peat bog at Kildalton in 1870 , provides one of our first problems . |
| 29 | Even in 1839 , an estimated 50,000 had watched what is believed to be the first running of the race Aintree . |
| 30 | In what is believed to be the first development of its kind , a new hospital under construction in north-eastern England is being fitted with a range of energy-saving features which may reduce annual energy bills by as much as 60 per cent . |