Example sentences of "[pron] [is] believed " in BNC.
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| 31 | The house was damaged in the explosion , which is believed to have involved bottled gas apparatus . |
| 32 | No works of art were produced by Miss Wise , nor was she heard of again after 1918 ; she is believed to have been one of the victims of the influenza epidemic of that time . |
| 33 | She is believed to have discovered his body when she walked into his bedroom at around 7.30am as usual . |
| 34 | ‘ Little has been heard of her since Dead Rat , but she is believed to be in the South-Western United States . |
| 35 | She is believed to have a £4.2 million fortune based solely on French property she owned before her marriage to the tycoon . |
| 36 | And she is believed to have banked £10 million since being booted out of Downing Street two years ago . |
| 37 | She is believed to have had a heart attack at Dingle Bay , Co Kerry . |
| 38 | In 1905 she was appointed a member of the royal commission on the poor laws , where she defended the role of organized private charity against the bureaucratic socialism of Mrs Beatrice Webb [ q.v. ] ; she is believed to have drafted many sections of the majority report . |
| 39 | A doctor was called and the following day she was taken to Broadgreen , where she is believed to be having treatment for exhaustion . |
| 40 | Unmarried , his heir is his second cousin , once removed , Mr. Alfred Blacker who is believed to live in Hobart , Tasmania , where he was last heard of working as a Real Tennis professional . ’ ’ |
| 41 | Its biggest benefactor is the property developer Godfrey Bradman , who is believed to have donated £250,000 to the last campaign , and has pledged £65,000 to the embryo Bill campaign . |
| 42 | In particular Amer Midani , the United director who has a 15 per cent holding and who is believed to be waiting to buy Edwards 's stake . |
| 43 | Apart from Mr Patten , four other ministers have lost their Cabinet posts : former Home Secretary Kenneth Baker , who is believed to have refused an offer to take over as Welsh Secretary ; Tom King from Defence , who asked for a break from office four months ago ; Peter Brooke from Northern Ireland ; and Lord Waddington , former leader of the Lords . |
| 44 | There are suspicions that Mr Kinnock , who will not intervene publicly in the contest , is trying to speed up the process in order to boost the chances of Mr Smith , who is believed to be his preferred successor . |
| 45 | The extreme form of participant observation — what I have called the ‘ complete participant ’ — is , in fact , typified by the spy , who is believed by members of the group to be a genuine member of that group and is not known to be an observer at all . |
| 46 | Then the man who is believed to have attacked at least 100 women would never again be a threat . |
| 47 | Her mother Jenny Hitchcock , 44 , who is believed to be Clark 's lover , and PC Gary Jones , 30 , were also stabbed . |
| 48 | But a jovial Alwen , who is believed to have put £1 million into the move , said : ‘ Do n't worry , it 's all cosmetic . |
| 49 | The couple were mown down yards from their home by a car driven by 47-year-old Jill Gunns , who is believed to have had a row with her boy-friend . |
| 50 | But he is likely to be kept out of the team by Prost who is believed to have a deal which bars the Brazilian from coming in as his partner . |
| 51 | The flock receives virtually no historical background from its shepherd — who is believed to be the definitive authority on such matters . |
| 52 | In a subtle way , therefore , the history of a past age , the relationships between people which are embodied in the scriptures which tell of that revelation , and the teaching of Him who is believed to be the revelation of God will be made present . |
| 53 | The campaign began after the suicide of Sueb Makasthien , the sanctuary 's former director , who is believed to have taken his life because his efforts to ensure protection for the area were continually frustrated by corrupt officials . |
| 54 | The condition of the 60 year-old actress , who is believed to have suffered a severe asthma attack , worsened since yesterday . |
| 55 | Police say they are concerned for Kathryn Mary Baxter who is believed to be depressed following the recent break-up of her relationship with a boyfriend . |
| 56 | Brian Jardin , a Paisley University student , who is believed to have been one of the executive committee who did not support moves to expel Ronald Chalmers , was elected vice-chairman . |
| 57 | Andrea Glass , who is believed to be a close friend of Iain Chalmers , is the new treasurer . |
| 58 | If criticism gets you down and you tend to brood , keeping one of these crystals near you is believed to bring you renewed confidence and a fresh perspective . |
| 59 | One is believed to be on the outskirts of Middlesbrough , near The Post House Hotel . |
| 60 | One is believed to live in England , the other abroad , although police do not know in what country . |