Example sentences of "[be] believed that " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph II will always be remembered for finding ‘ too many notes ’ in Die Entfuhrung ; and our own Queen has an almost comparable claim on immortality if the story is to be believed that when asked to attend a performance of Figaro , she replied : ‘ Is that the one about the pin ? ’ |
| 2 | He put on a brave face to Sunday Express readers : ‘ I hope it will be believed that the Arsenal can take a licking as well as any other club . |
| 3 | It could be believed that God , whatever was understood by God , was equally close to all times and places ; that no particular period , and no particular events , were to be held to be more revelatory of God than others . |
| 4 | Usually only one of the delegation addressed the assembly at large on the king 's needs , but it is hardly to be believed that the remainder were content merely to be seen . |
| 5 | Thus , if it is believed that the government is in fact the state , it may also be believed that the assumption of governmental power is equivalent to the acquisition of state power . |
| 6 | In Europe , it used to be believed that devils took up residence inside pigs by entering through a tiny hole in the forefoot . |
| 7 | It had been believed that England would be seeded to head Group F and would thus be based in Calgiari , Sardinia . |
| 8 | In Britain it has long been believed that if a black cat crosses your path or enters your house it will bring you good fortune . |
| 9 | It had long been believed that he who held the Tower , held London in the palm of his hand . |
| 10 | Traditionally it has been believed that both are needed , as in the Sun for example where fifteen million degrees and a central density more than 100 times that of water are only just enough , or high pressures and temperatures exceeding 100 million degrees aimed for in the hot fusion programmes . |
| 11 | Moin , nightwatchman , was beaten for pace on the pull-shot , but no declaration came at lunch ( 480 for 5 ) , nor after a rain interruption during which 12 overs were lost , it being believed that the runs were best scored in the first innings , and England would probably have been offered the light soon after their innings commenced . |
| 12 | It is believed that Knighton has also had talks with Midani , at which he offered him control of the club , with Knighton himself staying on as vice-chairman . |
| 13 | But it is believed that between 50,000 and 100,000 people in this country , who are free of symptoms are likely to be carrying the virus . |
| 14 | But it is believed that a takeover of Paribas by a foreign entity seems politically improbable . |
| 15 | It is believed that the report will criticise successive corporate affairs ministers at the department of Trade and Industry , despite a claim last year by Lord Young , the former Trade and Industry Secretary , that an internal investigation concluded his department could not be held responsible , and could even throw the spotlight on the role of Lord Young . |
| 16 | It is believed that the Maltese shop owner , who recalled selling a bundle of assorted clothing which was in the bomb-carrying suitcase , has inspected the bags . |
| 17 | It is believed that these clothes have been taken to Malta for comparison with items purchased there which were found in the suitcase containing the bomb . |
| 18 | Nonetheless it remains true that the most common explanation of large numbers of unrecovered hoards is warfare , though in some instances it is believed that economic factors also played a part ; in the latter cases a currency or political reform is thought to have rendered the coins worthless and hence the owners would not have bothered to recover them . |
| 19 | But it is believed that several dozen members of the last Parliament are still members . |
| 20 | It is believed that the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation has also launched an investigation into another subsidiary , Waverley Unit Trust Management . |
| 21 | It is believed that over six million men , women and children died in concentration camps under Nazi domination . |
| 22 | Before the dropping of the atomic bombs , the Americans had feared that the Russians would not honour their pledge to join the war against the Japanese , and it is believed that the Allied forces were held back in Europe , so that the Russian troops could advance through the eastern part of Europe into Czechoslovakia . |
| 23 | It is believed that the extremes of the original Gallic town were Piazza del Duomo and Via Andegari , which lies close to the Poldi-Pezzoli Museum some 600 metres to the north . |
| 24 | They modernised the mill and it is believed that it became the first in Britain to make paper from wood , ie : the first Natron-cellulose pulp mill in Europe . |
| 25 | It is believed that the discharging system used for grain removal is unique and involves removing the grain and transporting it to the mill without having to remove the boat 's hatch covers . |
| 26 | It is believed that organisms soon adapt to microgravity and establish a new biological steady state . |
| 27 | It is believed that the galleries themselves are strongly influenced by the Nordic tradition . |
| 28 | There is a carved cupboard here dated 1687 , though it is believed that the cottage is older . |
| 29 | It is believed that the great bluestones of which Stonehenge is constructed were floated up the Wiltshire Avon . |
| 30 | The present dramatic ruin probably dates from the sixteenth century , although it is believed that Dunegal had his manor house on the site in the twelfth century . |