Example sentences of "but it [is] [vb pp] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pilots were told to divert towards India but it is believed they turned north by mistake and hit the mountains . |
| 2 | But it is believed he was off duty when the telex was sent . |
| 3 | Mr Sugar was not at the house yesterday but it is believed his wife , Ann , was at home as a woman had driven a sports car into the grounds earlier , which bore the registration 1 AS . |
| 4 | The girl 's mother opposed the application but it is understood her husband did not . |
| 5 | Cadbury , which declined to comment on speculation , recently acquired the Gigi brand name when it bought Crush from Procter&Gamble , but it is understood it would be reluctant to pay much more than £150million for the Perrier business . |
| 6 | Again , not much is known , but it is thought they were probably pets or purely working dogs . |
| 7 | String theories also lead to infinities , but it is thought they will all cancel out in versions like the heterotic string ( though this is not yet known for certain ) . |
| 8 | Glaxo is refusing to comment on Mr Nathan 's departure , but it is thought he erred by drawing attention to a common practice that is seldom discussed . |
| 9 | He is only forty-two but it is feared he may have tuberculosis . |
| 10 | Pamela had left no note but it 's understood she 'd been depressed before her death . |
| 11 | Becky stood a good chance of saving herself but it 's believed she may have perished trying to help Emma , higher up on bales . |
| 12 | You care deeply for your sister , but it 's blinded you to everything else . ’ |
| 13 | Johnson is about to explain with lots of big words but it 's agreed he should shut up . |
| 14 | The bodies have not yet been identified , but it 's thought they 're Linda Bohlen and Stefan Mohr who 've been missing since the end of September . |
| 15 | They 'll be valued soon , but it 's thought they could be worth around ten thousand pounds . |