Example sentences of "[pers pn] is believed " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | She is believed to have discovered his body when she walked into his bedroom at around 7.30am as usual . |
| 3 | ‘ Little has been heard of her since Dead Rat , but she is believed to be in the South-Western United States . |
| 4 | She is believed to have a £4.2 million fortune based solely on French property she owned before her marriage to the tycoon . |
| 5 | And she is believed to have banked £10 million since being booted out of Downing Street two years ago . |
| 6 | She is believed to have had a heart attack at Dingle Bay , Co Kerry . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | A doctor was called and the following day she was taken to Broadgreen , where she is believed to be having treatment for exhaustion . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | A thrusting action should accompany all linear punches and kicks , since it is believed to be related to potential power in a way that a snapping action is not . |
| 11 | Unlike serious pollsters , the brewer 's flaccid organ fails to report the size of the sample of Scousers interviewed but it is believed to be adjacent to the number of fans at a Tranmere Rovers away match . |
| 12 | The final decision , it is believed here , was made by Erich Honecker , the East German leader . |
| 13 | It is believed to be Britain 's largest bail forfeiture . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Edwards declined to comment after a lengthy board meeting at Old Trafford , but it is believed the information in question related to players ' contracts and salaries , as well as other financial information about the club . |
| 16 | According to Dr Moore , speech recognition could be an important feature of future aircraft and it is believed to be under consideration for the European Fighter Aircraft . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It is believed to be the first time a developer has urged the Government to schedule an archaeological site . |
| 19 | But it is believed that a takeover of Paribas by a foreign entity seems politically improbable . |
| 20 | Early settlers built large burial chambers and the solitary standing stones are memorials to the people who , it is believed , transported Bluestones from the Presely Hills to Stonehenge 4000 years ago . |
| 21 | To get some ideas of the difficulties involved in studying the body clock — a structure hidden inside the brain whose activity can only be inferred indirectly by measuring the rhythms it is believed to produce — consider the following analogy . |
| 22 | Strictly , this is outside the remit of this book since it is a seasonal or annual rhythm , but we include it since it is believed to involve a disorder of daily rhythms . |
| 23 | Detectives are investigating a burglary at the Treasury , in which it is believed secret papers may have been photographed and proofs of potentially valuable coins taken .. |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It is believed to sell about 250,000 holidays a year . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It is believed the TVS proposals involve straight forward bonus payments , the size of which will depend on whether the contractor retains its franchise , lasting 10 years , in 1992 . |
| 29 | It is believed the TVS proposals involve straight forward bonus payments , the size of which will depend on whether the contractor retains its franchise , lasting 10 years , in 1992 . |
| 30 | Mr Lawson responded pleasantly : ‘ I am glad that my honourable friend raised that issue because , although it is an absurdity , it is believed by many people other than my honourable friend , who understandably picks up things that he hears other people say . ’ |