Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] be [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a potential finesse on Mal , Mike also called Bob at Binary with a view to repossessing the option on ‘ Sonnet ’ plus development money at rolling compound — and redeveloping it somewhere else entirely , say at Red Giant , where Rodge was known to be very interested . |
| 2 | Where TVEI is designed to be only a part of a pupil 's curriculum in the 14–18 age range , the CPVE has , in contrast , been designed explicitly for that section of the pupil population for whom A-levels are inappropriate , but who wish to achieve some further , more vocationally relevant qualification at school . |
| 3 | Although Aurangzeb was held to be bold and valiant , he was capable of great dissimulation and hypocrisy . |
| 4 | Although London was bound to be the main target for attack , its preparations were seriously inadequate . |
| 5 | The presence of incomers was presented as the most immediate and tangible aspect of the general threat to the Shetland ‘ Way of Life ’ Although Shetland is reputed to be something of a melting pot , given the many different influxes of people over the centuries ( one native council official saw the typical Shetlanders as a bit of a ‘ mongrel ’ ) , these incomers were presumed to be somewhat different : most of them are here because their jobs brought them here ( those who are not here because of their jobs are eccentric ! ) , their stay will be temporary , there are more of them , they represent mainstream and hence dominant ways of life , they regard Shetlanders as peasants or country hicks . |
| 6 | Celebratory events were taking place all over the Soviet Union ; but none was more extraordinary , in its modest way , than Charsky 's promised to be . |
| 7 | If Deane been told to be target man and also lay the ball off for the likes of rodders and Speed then he 's OK this season , but £3 mil for a STRIKER ! ! |
| 8 | Until ATBC is known to be not only " microwave friendly " but also " user-friendly " , consumers are warned not to use cling film for wrapping food or lining dishes when cooking in a microwave oven . |
| 9 | Even if Nicu was intended to be their ultimate successor , he was not allowed to appear as dauphin , particularly not after making the critical remarks to his father about the economic problems and social conditions in Sibiu . |
| 10 | Were such a proof to be successfully produced , moreover — in other words if Anselm were shown to be right — then from our point of view such a success would undermine faith rather than establish it . |
| 11 | If so , Pyro has an action under the Act as personal injuries are covered by the Act ( s. 5(1) ) and none of the defences would appear to be relevant , unless Pyro is held to be contributorily negligent , when his damages would be reduced . |
| 12 | He had been recruited by Alfred Sherman specifically to provide a counterblast to the Treasury advisers , because Whitehall was deemed to be the source of the advice which had let the country down in the past . |
| 13 | Peter was feeling irritable , partly because Joe 's putative success contrasted with his own failure to acquire a girlfriend , and partly because Jill was reputed to be hot stuff , a chick who positively demanded to go all the way . |
| 14 | The event was supposed to be staged a couple of weeks back , but was postponed because Lewis was said to be unwell and still in America . |
| 15 | ‘ There could be recruitment problems , but our care managers are in a reasonably strong position because Kent is acknowledged to be further advanced , ’ says Oliver Mills , assistant director responsible for inspection and quality assurance . |
| 16 | You go to bed as soon as , I do n't know where they are , because Dave is meant to be getting home at eleven o'clock this morning . |
| 17 | Since Ruth was required to be less and less with the children she found herself with too much time on her hands , and since she was unused to idleness she found the vacant hours trying . |
| 18 | However , it was signed with an ‘ X ’ , whereas Jeffrey was known to be literate . |
| 19 | Fiji also won the promise of a $2,000,000 loan from Taiwan for arms , while Israel was reported to be offering " guidance " to the Army on controlling civil disturbances . |
| 20 | The main theme of the film seems to be that since Christ was meant to be truly human , it is not unreasonable to portray him as subject to the same faults that bedevil all our lives . |
| 21 | Finally , at the low end , Acorn spin-off , Advanced RISC Machines , seems set to battle it out with AT&T 's Hobbit RISC in the handheld computer market — ARM has been taken up for Apple 's Newton range , while Hobbit is expected to be the RISC target for Go Corp 's PenPoint operating system . |
| 22 | HOG members stress the group is concerned only with generic definitions , and whilst OSF is said to be taking a lead role in new work , HOG members have already agreed to endorse those previously established by the Network Management Forum . |
| 23 | Incidentally , though Walker is held to be still more than a touch rusty after so long away from rugby — inclined , for instance , to carry the ball under the wrong arm — the rapidity with which he has come into cap contention ought to be food for thought for our own Jamie Henderson . |
| 24 | So when Yahweh is said to be " the God of your fathers " in Exodus 3 ( verses 6 , 13 , 15 , 16 ) , all this richness of meaning is added to the revelation of the holy Redeemer . |
| 25 | Wallace had a seemingly good goal disallowed when Strachan was adjudged to be offside though there was an Oldham defender on the goal line when the shot was taken . |
| 26 | He schemed to be proclaimed Emperor , but as long as Menelik was known to be alive this was impossible . |