Example sentences of "[noun sg] [det] be [vb pp] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each appears to be bound in a very pale and supple leather ( on inspection this is seen to be Human skin ) . |
| 2 | Refreshment facilities on the stand are good attractors , and from the results of the study this was deemed to be a major drawing force . |
| 3 | Under the 1977 Health Service Act this is meant to be a ‘ full cost ’ fee which the Secretary of State fixes . |
| 4 | In my trade this is thought to be par for the course . |
| 5 | From the start this was bound to be contentious , for it tied in so obviously with concern about newspaper chains , the power of large circulations and the alleged dangers of a too one-sided party press . |
| 6 | In mechanical engineering these are seen to be centred around the generation of geometric shapes which in association perform a specified function . |
| 7 | Leaks were the flavour of the year in 1983 , but the trouble was that neither Ken Clarke nor I had the first idea what report this was meant to be as there were no plans , secret or otherwise , for privatization . |