Example sentences of "believed to have be a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The statement was believed to have been a reference to a letter written by Hurd on Aug. 1 to the British Conservative MP , Sir Peter Blaker , underlining the UK government 's respect for Islam and adding that " we understand that the novel , The Satanic Verses , was found deeply offensive by people of the Islamic faith " .
2 In at least one such area where it did eventually intrude , the original ‘ rotten apple ’ is believed to have been a government agent .
3 The dead man is believed to have been a student .
4 Gunners striker Paul Merson is believed to have been a witness to the incident .
5 The gun used to fire at the police was believed to have been a handgun , a spokeswoman added .
6 The breakthrough against the NPA was believed to have been a result of information seized in August 1990 when NPA operations chief Afredo Simbulan was arrested .
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