Example sentences of "it be [adv] rumoured that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is strongly rumoured that the eligibility ceiling for the increased aid formerly available to ‘ Objective One ’ areas is being raised from 75 to 80 per cent , thus allowing the Highlands and Islands to scrape into consideration . |
| 2 | It is even rumoured that the end of September is the deadline for the Government 's decision . |
| 3 | It is commonly rumoured that the King was on his way to stay with his new wife , Queen Yolande , at a nearby manor . |
| 4 | It was also rumoured that the carrier would be delivering the aircraft into the Mediterranean Sea . |
| 5 | Personifying , as he did , the local , all-powerful gentry of the day , Henry was wont to indulge in the occasional deflowering of local maidens , and it was strongly rumoured that a serving girl at Lambourn Palace had been killed by Hippisley in a fit of temper . |