Fill the gaps with the appropriate passive forms.

Four burglars have escaped from custody only hours after ………………. (sentence) t o ten years in prison. They ……………… (transfer) from the law courts in Manchester to Leister Prison. They ……………….. (find) guilty of stealing electrical goods and money from shops in the area. It………………. (think) that they were members of the same gang.

They escaped from the van in which they ………………… (transport), when the driver …………….. (force) to stop because of a tree across the road.

It………………. (believe) that the tree ……………………. (place) there by other members of the gang, who ………………… (inform) of the route ………………..(take) by the van. A full investigation of the events leading to escape …………… (order) and anyone with information …………… (ask) to contact the police to help.