Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [be] believed to [be] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Little has been heard of her since Dead Rat , but she is believed to be in the South-Western United States . |
| 2 | Her identity was unknown , but she was believed to be the wife of an El Al employee working in Holland . |
| 3 | They are still at large and Scotland Yard has not ruled out their possible involvement in the latest attacks , but they are believed to be firearms specialists rather than bomb makers . |
| 4 | Unlike serious pollsters , the brewer 's flaccid organ fails to report the size of the sample of Scousers interviewed but it is believed to be adjacent to the number of fans at a Tranmere Rovers away match . |
| 5 | The reason for this is not clear but it is believed to be related to surface characteristics such as defect chemistry . |
| 6 | This is the case at Richmond , where it is incorporated in the royal charters of Elizabeth I in 1576 and Charles II in 1668 , but it is believed to be much older . |
| 7 | Ferguson declined to reveal the fee but it is believed to be Pounds 1.2m . |
| 8 | The exact function of sleep is unproven , but it is believed to be important in the maintenance of health and body repair . |
| 9 | Publishers have been reluctant to comment on this proposed scheme at present , but it is believed to be an agreement whereby a publisher 's rep would be given authority to put into the store any title in any quantity , for example 500 copies of a new title , and after 60 days would take back any copies the manager no longer wanted . |
| 10 | He refused to speculate how many jobs could be lost if the council was capped , but it is believed to be around 50 . |
| 11 | Pool boss Alan Murray is refusing to reveal the fee paid for the new man , but it is believed to be about £50,000 . |
| 12 | But it is believed to be in the region of £40,000 although it could be higher . |
| 13 | ‘ But it 's believed to be a kind of dark mirror-image of this world . |