Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] be [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Beast of Exmoor is believed to be on the prowl again after a giant mystery cat terrified a family on a lonely road . |
| 2 | The dismissal of Panizo was thought to be linked to expressions of anti-Japanese racism ( Fujimori himself being of Japanese descent ) and to rumours of a coup plot within the Navy . |
| 3 | The NMR structure of CsA/CyP was found to be very different from one of the proposed models of the complex , differing in the CsA orientation relative to CyP by about 90° . |
| 4 | Thus in 1676 an estimated 300 of the 3,000 or so communicants in the industrial parish of Sheffield were said to be Dissenters . |
| 5 | The court was also told that a sale of Paramount was expected to be completed in the next fortnight for £1.5million . |
| 6 | The Bank of England is understood to be keeping a watch as discussions continue between Eurotunnel and its four agent banks , which include the Midland and National Westminster . |
| 7 | On 5 June he is said to have ignored a request from a Catholic merchant for protection for his family in the Mansion House ; and he stirred himself only when the Bank of England was reported to be in the mob 's sights . |
| 8 | As recently as January , the bank 's bid for the heart of England was reported to be in difficulties with the regulatory authorities . |
| 9 | The evident SOC retreat from the more moderate stance of December was thought to be due to the influence of a hardline faction which feared that the peace plan would open the way to systematic Khmer Rouge infiltration under unwitting UN protection . |
| 10 | The purchaser of Caliban was expressed to be Mr. Perot 's son , Mr. Perot junior ; at one stage during the negotiation of the contract it was suggested that Mr. Perot 's daughters would be the purchasers . |
| 11 | Significant effects of preincubation with 100 nmol/l TPA were also evident at this temperature , and the half maximally effective concentration of TPA was estimated to be 4.1 nmol/l . |
| 12 | THE first practical testing of a sonar device to help submarines detect the presence of fishing boats in the Firth of Clyde is expected to be carried out over the weekend of 3 April . |
| 13 | Next I proceed to what may be called conservative Christologies , Christologies in which the maleness of Christ is said to be of the very essence of Christology . |
| 14 | The Protocols of the Elders of Zion were proved to be a forgery by The Times in 1921 and this went some way to defuse the growth of anti-semitic tendencies within the wider political culture . |
| 15 | The overall rate of known opioid use in the adult population of Wirral was found to be almost 5 per 1,000 , but rates were clearly higher for males ( over 6 per 1,000 ) , 16–24-year-olds ( over 18 per 1,000 ) , and for the unemployed ( about 28 per 1,000 ) ( see Table 2.3 , p.22 ) . |
| 16 | For details of the secret itinerary for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain are understood to be in the hands of the IRA . |
| 17 | To take a genuine historical example , it was over seventy years before Copernicus 's prediction about the phases of Venus was found to be correct , and several centuries before the Copernican prediction that the fixed stars should exhibit parallax was confirmed . |
| 18 | In respect of a registered contract the obligations of LCH are declared to be , as counterparty , to perform the contract as principal in accordance with the regulations , but subject to certain specified restrictions . |
| 19 | The Duchess of York is reported to be receiving psychiatric help and has therefore fallen victim of the classic dilemma . |
| 20 | The Duke of York is thought to be away on naval duties and the Duchess of York , believed not to have been invited , was in Birkenhead touring flats for young people with learning difficulties . |
| 21 | The Annual Meeting of the Honorary Bailiffs of the Water of Leith is arranged to be held on Monday , 30 November 1992 at 10.00 am , Lothian Regional Council , Headquarters , George IV Bridge . |
| 22 | The simplicity and flexibility of the notation of DC are recognized to be two of its strengths . |
| 23 | At the adjourned session of the Essex ‘ Justice Seat , on 4 October 1634 , Sir John Finch produced the Forest Eyre roll of 1277 , according to which the bounds of the forest of Essex were sworn to be ‘ from Bow Bridge to Catway Bridge in length , and in breadth from the river of Thames to Stanstreet ’ — that is , the whole of the country south of ‘ Stanstreet ’ ( or Stanestreet ) was declared to be Forest . |
| 24 | Insurance claims from the huge IRA bomb blast in the City of London were expected to be around £300m ( $172m ) . |
| 25 | By March 8 all of Baghdad was reported to be receiving night-time electricity . |
| 26 | This was a rebuff which could not go unpunished , especially since the income of the lord of Deols was reputed to be equal to the ordinary revenues of Normandy . |
| 27 | Rusk , who appeared to be setting the pace , had asked the Pentagon to prepare military plans as a matter of the greatest urgency ; and when NSC 64 was endorsed by the President on 24 April 1950 the US was committed , by all practical measures , to prevent the expansion of communist aggression in Southeast Asia in spite of the fact that less than a third of Vietnam was reckoned to be controlled by the legal government . |
| 28 | In the 1960s , the food supply system of Butare was reported to be adequate ; twenty years later we have reasons to believe that Butare 's steadily increasing population is finding it difficult to maintain the grip on familiar supply mechanisms . |
| 29 | The role of Wood is reckoned to be going to JOHNNY DEPP , who Burton directed in Edward Scissorhands . |
| 30 | The Prince of Wales was missing from Ascot , suffering from renewed back trouble , and the Princess of Wales was reported to be spending time with their sons on half-term in London . |