Example sentences of "[vb pp] to have [verb] as [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , Air France is reported to have spent as much on its communication system as on aircraft during the late 1980s . |
| 2 | For their part , the Syrians were reported to have executed as many as 80 captured Aounist soldiers . |
| 3 | Most of the destruction was caused by Iraqi sabotage , although allied bombing was reported to have ignited as many as 34 wells and to have damaged 13 of the country 's 18 oil-gathering facilities . |
| 4 | Among those omitted , only Eric Ellwood , and even then just in two games , can be said to have had as much influence as Weir on the ultimate placings in the international championship . |
| 5 | The burgeoning European drift-net fleet is thought to have killed as many as 4000 dolphins in 1989 , and at least 23 sperm whales during the previous three years . |
| 6 | Flavia , almost relieved to have reached as much firm ground , said , ‘ I did n't think you were … |
| 7 | By 1880 he was turning to German models , and as business increased ( he is believed to have employed as many as a hundred men ) production became stereotyped . |
| 8 | Last Wednesday the Bank was believed to have spent as much as $1bn . |