Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] be the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the determination of the drug barons to avoid extradition to the United States on drug charges was generally considered to have been the major factor behind the offer to surrender . |
| 2 | She is considered incredibly bright , capable , and is said to have been the prime mover in persuading Mr Lamont to reduce tax on new cars — a popular move in last month 's Budget statement . |
| 3 | An early occupant is said to have been the villainous Lord Soulis , who in the ballad of the Cout of Keilder forces the head of his noble visitor under a pool in the Hermitage Water to drown him . |
| 4 | He met Fanny Blandy , who is said to have been the only person to understand what he was talking about , and she used flags to signal to him in the harbour from the family Quinta da Santa Luzia . |
| 5 | The company is also said to have been the beneficial owner of £346,800 held by solicitors in London . |
| 6 | He is said to have been the joint author , with Donaldson , of the Commissioner 's design for the Crystal Palace in 1850 . |
| 7 | His novels were praised by the first Earl of Balfour , and were said to have been the favourite reading of Queen Alexandra . |
| 8 | Furthermore , the South East can be seen to have been the only region with a figure above the national average — all other regions were below the average ( see also Figure 9.3 ) . |
| 9 | Surprisingly , Jean 's existence has not been known until now : Martin was thought to have been the only son of Jean and Marguerite Delalande to have held a court position . |
| 10 | The SLORC regime had been eager to attract foreign investment ; this was thought to have been the major factor in its decision to proceed with the election . |
| 11 | , Laurence ( c. 1713–1786 ) , chairman of the East India Company , is thought to have been the illegitimate son of Philip O'Sullivan of county Cork in Ireland . |
| 12 | The property at the rear , where the gallery lies is thought to have been the old stables and there are interesting photographs of the early stage of reconstruction . |
| 13 | The real reason she 'd wanted to leave was the harsh discovery that when you were nursing a broken heart there was nothing more painful than being surrounded by others who were happily in love . |
| 14 | The next morning brought more early arrivals ; namely , the two ladies from Germany — who had travelled together despite what one would have imagined to have been the great contrast in their backgrounds — bringing with them a large team of ladies-in-waiting and footmen , as well as a great many trunks . |
| 15 | One of the leaders of the coup attempt was believed to have been the renegade colonel , Gregorio " Gringo " Honasan , a close associate of Enrile , whom the Senator was accused of having harboured in his home on the day before the coup attempt . |
| 16 | When suffering eye tests in the darkened cubicle at the back of his shop , almost the only thing Henry ever managed to see was the pitying smile on Beamish 's face as he flashed up smaller and smaller letter sequences , all of them probably spelling ‘ You are a fat shortsighted twerp ’ ! |