Example sentences of "[pers pn] be believed to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , discharges frequently run from septic tanks in the grounds of country cottages , many of whose occupants are old people who have the sympathies of field men , since most of them are believed to be badly off . |
| 2 | ‘ Little has been heard of her since Dead Rat , but she is believed to be in the South-Western United States . |
| 3 | A doctor was called and the following day she was taken to Broadgreen , where she is believed to be having treatment for exhaustion . |
| 4 | Her identity was unknown , but she was believed to be the wife of an El Al employee working in Holland . |
| 5 | They are still at large and Scotland Yard has not ruled out their possible involvement in the latest attacks , but they are believed to be firearms specialists rather than bomb makers . |
| 6 | Usually considered to be a type of Danish ELF , although the story of their origin sets them apart , for they are believed to be the descendants of Adam and his first wife , Lilith . |
| 7 | At the time , they were believed to be the bones of James . |
| 8 | They were believed to be suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia . |
| 9 | ‘ But it 's believed to be a kind of dark mirror-image of this world . |
| 10 | The brand-new Linfield strip will be available in July and it 's believed to be based on a classic Italian design . |
| 11 | It 's believed to be the second incident involving the same man in twenty four hours . |
| 12 | A thrusting action should accompany all linear punches and kicks , since it is believed to be related to potential power in a way that a snapping action is not . |
| 13 | Unlike serious pollsters , the brewer 's flaccid organ fails to report the size of the sample of Scousers interviewed but it is believed to be adjacent to the number of fans at a Tranmere Rovers away match . |
| 14 | It is believed to be Britain 's largest bail forfeiture . |
| 15 | According to Dr Moore , speech recognition could be an important feature of future aircraft and it is believed to be under consideration for the European Fighter Aircraft . |
| 16 | It is believed to be the first time a developer has urged the Government to schedule an archaeological site . |
| 17 | However , it is believed to be in the region of £15 million a year for the world-wide rights , plus a percentage of profits over and above that figure . |
| 18 | It is believed to be probably caused by an organic abnormality of the brain dating from before or even after birth ; it can occur up to three or even five years of age . |
| 19 | It is believed to be to a design by Il Pellegrini , although its actual construction was not until a century after the architect 's death . |
| 20 | It is believed to be Miss Glover who first encouraged Christabel to embark on the grandiose and obscure epic poem , The Fairy Melusina , a retelling of the old tale of the magical half-woman , half-snake . |
| 21 | It is believed to be the last living relic of the days when these islands were joined to Europe and the Thames was a tributary of the Rhine , where the same species of snail is still found . |
| 22 | Having found that Vendale 's identity is not what it is believed to be , he tries to use this discovery , but is thwarted by Bintrey . |
| 23 | The reason for this is not clear but it is believed to be related to surface characteristics such as defect chemistry . |
| 24 | This is the case at Richmond , where it is incorporated in the royal charters of Elizabeth I in 1576 and Charles II in 1668 , but it is believed to be much older . |
| 25 | Rudston 's history goes back a very long way to Neolithic times and it is believed to be the oldest inhabited village in England . |
| 26 | It is believed to be of Danish origin founded about AD 890 when Danish raiders began to settle in the area . |
| 27 | It is believed to be one of the biggest individual race contracts in the history of athletics . |
| 28 | Ferguson declined to reveal the fee but it is believed to be Pounds 1.2m . |
| 29 | NCR Corp has won a $2m contract to provide Dutch tour operator Arke Reizen NV with one of its massively parallel System 3600 systems : the machine will serve 800 terminals at Arke Reizen 's head office and 9,000 additional remote terminals in offices across the Netherlands , it will also handle some 500,000 bookings a year and calculate and maintain Arke Reizens 's financial accounts ; it is believed to be the first time massively parallel technology has been used to handle day-to-day travel transactions — although a number of travel agents use it to analyse marketing data . |
| 30 | The exact function of sleep is unproven , but it is believed to be important in the maintenance of health and body repair . |