Example sentences of "but [be] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Facilities such as schools and health posts have been built in most such villages , but are said to be poorly stocked and staffed . |
| 2 | Town are still second in the first division , but are reckoned to be playing the best football . |
| 3 | The Namurian , Millstone Grit sediments have not been penetrated in any well in the area but are assumed to be present on the basis of the stratigraphic relationships deduced from seismic data . |
| 4 | The resolutions , which have recently been published , call for a more just media environment in the Philippines in particular , but are intended to be used worldwide . |
| 5 | Crystal Palace have offered £1 million for Martyn , named in England 's B squad on Monday , while Watford have had a £500,000 offer for Penrice rejected but are thought to be considering a higher bid . |
| 6 | Different categories of services are no longer ‘ reserved ’ for categories of problems such as delinquency or the notorious ‘ Verwahrlosung ’ ( waywardness ) but are meant to be geared to the specific needs and circumstances of individual children . |
| 7 | Some of my friends have been frightened into no longer wanting to smoke , others have faced the facts but are reconciled to being fonder of smoking than they are afraid of cancer , but I myself yield to the temptation to smoke although convinced that I ought to abstain . |
| 8 | In many spheres of public life justice should be seen to be done as well as be done , and officials should not only be impartial but be seen to be above reproach . |
| 9 | Brightly-coloured uniforms and gleaming breastplates were not kept for the parade ground , but were meant to be worn in battle . |
| 10 | Comprehensive agreements on reductions in strategic nuclear arms ( START ) and conventional forces in Europe ( CFE ) , which at the time of the Malta summit had been thought imminent , were not achieved but were expected to be concluded by the end of 1990 . |
| 11 | Cecil made it quite clear that in his opinion , at least , the " strangers " in charge of the works were pretending to act simply and fairly towards the society but were thought to be dealing more for their own " private lucre " than for the benefit of the society , " … this despite diverse great sums of money due by them for rent having been remitted for their better encouragement to carry on the work … " |
| 12 | Yorkshire Water has declined to comment but is believed to be refusing to accept liability . |
| 13 | The surplus at Hawker was not detailed yesterday but is believed to be substantial . |
| 14 | The child was born three weeks premature , but is believed to be in good health . |
| 15 | Notes : This listing of surviving Japanese aircraft from World War Two is not complete , but is believed to be the most comprehensive yet published . |
| 16 | HP , a more consensus-run establishment , might be a bit more tepid this week in its enthusiasms but is believed to be sending observers with at least a statement of goodwill . |
| 17 | Sonia might be persuaded to keep a seat warm for her daughter : Priyanka is only 20 ( the minimum age for a seat in the lower house is 25 ) but is said to be sharp and keen on politics . |
| 18 | Apple has been highly sensitive about proprietary rights to its Windowing software , but is said to be considering striking a deal with Unix System Labs over the technology . |
| 19 | Sir Francis Tite ( as he now is ) is alive , but is said to be senile . |
| 20 | If the charge on the property in favour of the husband is not for a fixed amount but is expressed to be equivalent , for example , to one third of the net proceeds of sale , then the husband has acquired a chargeable asset ( Marren v Ingles [ 1980 ] 1 WLR 983 ) and payment of the capital sum by way of redemption of the charge would appear to be a disposal for capital gains tax purposes ( TCGA 1992 , s22 ) . |
| 21 | Thus an express term that a transaction is not intended to be a lease but is intended to be a licence will not be given effect ( Street v Mountford [ 1985 ] AC 809 ) . |
| 22 | Literature is not reduced to a spectral series of disembodied texts , but is seen to be a point of mediation in a developing dialectical process . |
| 23 | The buyer was not identified , but is thought to be a private collector . |
| 24 | This trophy , whose origin is unknown but is thought to be contemporary with the arrow , was presented by the Society of Gentlemen Archers of Darlington in 1830 . |
| 25 | This will not provide great accuracy but is thought to be quite satisfactory for the present purpose . |
| 26 | The reason for this is not known but is thought to be due to infection by the virus itself . |
| 27 | Echo currently has no iAPX-86 front-end for FlashPort , but is thought to be heading down that road . |
| 28 | Echo currently has no iAPX-86 front-end for FlashPort , but is thought to be heading down that road . |
| 29 | The etiology is unknown , but is thought to be due to the dissolution and aspiration of dead or dying worm material into the alveoli . |
| 30 | Goalkeeper David Seaman damaged a shoulder against Stockport but is expected to be fit to report to the England squad tomorrow . |