Example sentences of "alleged [to-vb] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The respondent was alleged to have grappled the father of the young man around the neck and pushed him away so violently that he fell and cut his head above the right eye . |
| 2 | Although most tanker owners and their crews were opposed to the idea of arming their ships , there appears to have been at least one exception : a Greek-flag cargo ship , the Norasia Karsten , was alleged to have fired a missile at a US helicopter in January 1987 , a charge the owners denied . |
| 3 | Revocation may occur , for instance , where the defendant who is alleged to have infringed the patent can establish that he had developed and publicly used the substance of the patented invention ( perhaps in another country and even for non-commercial purposes ) before the employer From the employee 's point of view , revocation of the patent almost inevitably removes the opportunity which the employer had to make substantial gains from the invention . |
| 4 | Thus George Harrison 's song " My Sweet Lord " was alleged to have infringed an earlier song " He 's so Fine " , but it is thought that the evidence required to support this proposition would have to be quite strong . |
| 5 | Britain trail New South Wales by 21.5 points but there is a protest outstanding against one of the NSW boats , Cyclone , which finished second in the race but is alleged to have fouled the Hong Kong yacht Foo2 , the former Jamarella . |
| 6 | The trial of two drivers alleged to have caused the death of five young people has heard how one of the cars was travelling at ninety-six miles an hour shortly before the fatal accident . |
| 7 | A summer camp held on the island of Rousay in 1990 , in which the Orkney Christian Fellowship was involved , is alleged to have created a climate of fear and suspicion . |
| 8 | She is alleged to have accepted a bribe used to finance an election campaign for the minister . |
| 9 | Bernard Paringaud of the firm Spedilec , is alleged to have asked a German firm to store the waste . |
| 10 | One of those charged was George Finbar O'Doherty , who was alleged to have given a command in Irish to the colour party . |
| 11 | The monk is alleged to have flown the flag from the roof of the monastery . |
| 12 | In the final days of the occupation the Iraqis were alleged to have perpetrated a reign of terror within the city , including random killings , rape , the destruction of many public buildings and the seizure of up to 5,000 Kuwaiti citizens who were believed to have been taken to Iraq as hostages . |
| 13 | In a first move of this kind , the government on May 16 formally lodged a request with Syria for the extradition of Alois Brunner , who was alleged to have ordered the deportation of 100,000 Jews from Germany and France . |
| 14 | In Sussex , bailiffs were alleged to have refused an offer by a couple with two children on family support to pay £5 per week , refusing to accept anything less than £20 per week . |
| 15 | He was alleged to have claimed the Pope ‘ looked furious ’ on hearing the priest 's criticism of his handling of the church 's affairs . |
| 16 | The best known — because of their association with eggs — are Salmonella enteriditis and Salmonella typhimurium , which is alleged to have infected the nun 's flock . |
| 17 | For two contrasting examples of where experts were alleged to have produced an inconclusive decision , see 13.7.7 . |
| 18 | On one occasion he is alleged to have told a bald papal legate who had just excommunicated him for refusing to abandon his mistress that he would see the legate 's hair in curlers before he gave her up . |
| 19 | In the Sun 's report , the accused was alleged to have told the police that he stripped the victim naked and cut off one of her breasts to make it look like ‘ the work of a madman ’ . |
| 20 | It is a defence for a person charged with ‘ Being in Charge ’ to prove that at the time he is alleged to have committed the offence the circumstances were such that there was no likelihood of his driving the vehicle whilst the proportion of alcohol in his breath , blood or urine remained likely to exceed the prescribed limit ; but in determining whether there was such a likelihood the court may disregard any injury to him and any damage to the vehicle . |
| 21 | The male nurse , who is not being named , is alleged to have committed the crime at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral . |
| 22 | The Rev Patrick John Dennis , 48 , rector of Bradfield , South Yorkshire , was alleged to have committed the offence against a girl under the age of 16 at Ponteland , Northumberland . |
| 23 | Thirty-three-year-old Matthew Kincaid , from Forthriver Road , north Belfast , was alleged to have demanded the money with menaces from the businessman , described as ‘ Witness A ’ , between February 7 and March 9 this year . |
| 24 | Unemployed Mark Tate from Tavanagh Street was alleged to have used a hammer in the attempted robbery . |
| 25 | Your client is alleged to have taken a conveyance . |
| 26 | The ‘ Great Depression ’ after 1873 is alleged to have forced a decision between children and consumption , or at least between their number and the quality of their upbringing . |
| 27 | A man who is alleged to have knocked a police woman unconscious was bailed by Darlington magistrates yesterday . |