Example sentences of "and be reported to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They built makeshift barricades against tank attacks and were reported to be forming " defence units " . |
| 2 | The French government airlifted 450 troops to reinforce its 1,100 strong Chad garrison on Jan. 3 after armed rebels advancing from across the Nigerian border into the eastern Lake Chad region had captured the towns of Liwa and Bol and were reported to be threatening the capital , N'Djamena . |
| 3 | Compiled by Tom Ferris , and published by Gill and McMillan ( In Ireland ) , it has attracted great interest and is reported to be selling well . |
| 4 | The team is to be lead by Dr. Boris Babaian of the Russian Academy of Science , inventor of the Elbrus-3 supercomputer which was developed for the Soviet space programme and is reported to be three times faster than a Cray Y-MP . |
| 5 | Corrosive ingestion , especially of acids , is a very common causeof oesophageal injury and strictures in India ; and was reported to be the commonest aetiology in one study . |