Example sentences of "[coord] [be] believed [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ( 7 ) Once a bona fide offer has been made or is believed to be imminent , the board of the target company must not take any action which would frustrate that offer or deny shareholders an opportunity to decide on its merits , unless the action is approved by the shareholders in general meeting .
2 Drugs from the ancient system of medicine Ayurveda are popular in India , and are believed to be safe because of their long history of use and their natural origin .
3 For many years they were known only from fossil representatives and were believed to be extinct .
4 Currently , the Navy runs half its school at Aldershot and the other half at Devonport and is believed to be keen , for financial reasons if nothing else , to re-locate on to one site .
5 The surplus at Hawker was not detailed yesterday but is believed to be substantial .
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