Example sentences of "[vb -s] is [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1993 , eight years short of its 250th anniversary , and still trading under its original name , it has fewer branches than Thins and a turnover probably around £13m ( Thins is believed to be around £15m ) . |
| 2 | New Zealander Chisholm has is expected to be off work for two weeks . |
| 3 | In mouse and chicken muscle , expression of the α , β , γ , and δ subunits is believed to be regulated by a muscle specific promoter ( 15–19 ) . |
| 4 | Whatever he says is bound to be controversial , though that does not matter as long as it is not provocative . |
| 5 | He 's always had an anti-Leeds stance so whatever he says is going to be biased . |
| 6 | If the statement he makes is found to be true it will not be defamatory ( see Justification below ) . |