Example sentences of "also be [vb pp] to be [verb] " in BNC.

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1 In such a situation , the participants may , in fact , ‘ speak topically ’ , but they might also be said to be speaking on a topic .
2 The most familiar is that of total ignorance , in the sense of making no response at all , and which could also be said to be based on total ignorance .
3 A learner driver sitting behind the steering wheel is a driver even though the qualified driver has control of the vehicle as well and could also be said to be driving .
4 Regulators can also be seen to be indicting firms .
5 The two can also be seen to be linked in that the principles involved in the doctrine of reprisals ( which is considered to form part of the jus in bello ) are essentially the same as those of the doctrine of self-defence in relation to the initiation of conflict .
6 The country is the first in Eastern Europe to be investigated , but the organisation expects that Hungary , Czechoslovakia and Romania will also be revealed to be importing toxic waste , albeit in some cases unwittingly .
7 By analogy with the Z2 Carbonate , however , similar porosities could also be expected to be developed in base of slope sediments where the pay zone would be thicker and the rocks would make more attractive reservoirs .
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