Example sentences of "[noun prp] be rumoured to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Microprocessor Report says ‘ Weitek is rumoured to be working on a new Sparc processor that would extend the chip-level upgrade concept to workstations . |
| 2 | There 's speculation around the Manor Ground that the club may have new owners this week … former director Tim Midgley is rumoured to be trying to buy control … so it could be all change … |
| 3 | There 's speculation around the Manor Ground that the club may have new owners this week … former director Tim Midgley is rumoured to be trying to buy control … so it could be all change … |
| 4 | MICHAEL Jackson is rumoured to be releasing a new single before Christmas : a duet with fellow cartoon character Bart Simpson titled ‘ You 're Bart , Man ’ . |
| 5 | Although Portland ( a Thomson subsidiary ) and Tjaebourg itself seemed to be doing well , in 1985 the British Airways subsidiary Martin Rook was rumoured to be up for disposal , with an uncertain future . |
| 6 | S G Warburg was rumoured to be pushing the stock , citing an imminent takeover . |
| 7 | I forget who had mentioned to me that Geoff was rumoured to be taking more than a passing interest in her . |
| 8 | DEC is rumoured to be pressing for a Unix SVR4 personality on top of OSF/1 : remember it already has SVR4 for its telecomms stuff . |
| 9 | TVS is rumoured to be teaming up with Carlton Communications ( a video distributor ) , Canal Plus ( a French cable-TV company ) , and the Compagnie Générale des Eaux ( a utility with various media holdings ) . |
| 10 | Major works by Anselm Kiefer previously thought to be in Saatchi 's possession were , it was said , changing hands for prices in excess of $1m ; Saatchi was rumoured to be selling equally major pictures from his unrivalled holdings of works by Georg Baselitz , Francesco Clemente , Julian Schnabel and others . |
| 11 | It was cluttered , as full of silver-framed souvenirs as those of the Princess of Wales were rumoured to be . |
| 12 | The company is n't saying who it has sold to , but the pop singer , Elton John is rumoured to be among the customers . |
| 13 | Arid deserts , vast savannah lands , huge lakes and 480 kilometres of magnificent beachland … no wonder Kenya is rumoured to be the site of the fabled Garden of Eden . |
| 14 | A diplomat of doubtful authenticity was holding a hostage in a Middle Eastern embassy in London , an English tennis player was being tipped to win Wimbledon and the Princess of Wales was rumoured to be pregnant , but at the Daily Post the big news of the day was Pascoe . |