Example sentences of "understood [to-vb] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although no details of the fraudulent operations were provided , they were understood to have involved the diversion of public and private funds , which had been converted into foreign exchange for approved imports , into bank accounts abroad . |
| 2 | The two removed the metal windows of their cells and are understood to have scaled the fence with a scaffolding pole . |
| 3 | TINY Rowland 's Lonrho is reliably understood to have tested the market in recent weeks about a possible sale of the Observer newspaper . |
| 4 | According to the Middle East Economic Digest of May 3 , Baker was understood to have warned the Amir that US support might dwindle if human rights violations continued unchecked . |
| 5 | Mr Waddington is understood to have accepted the board 's proposals and is about to announce a package to speed up its work for implementation early next year . |
| 6 | Trafalgar House , BR 's favoured partner , is reliably understood to have rejected the idea of building a terminal at Stratford and to be sticking to the final route chosen by BR . |
| 7 | He is understood to have approached the youths about an alleged assault in which a shop assistant was hurt . |
| 8 | The gathering was held under the auspices of the Saudi government , and was also understood to have had the backing of Iran , which had conducted separate talks with opposition leaders . |
| 9 | Bush , who was understood to have welcomed the change of government in Israel , referred to a " special relationship " between the USA and Israel : it was a relationship " between two close friends who are also strategic partners " . |
| 10 | The Bank of England is understood to have told the Romanian authorities they will have to apply to the British courts to have bank accounts belonging to the former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu frozen , writes Mark Milner . |
| 11 | Major was understood to want to prevent the Commonwealth Conference in Harare in October from being dominated once more by the sanctions issue . |