Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] think that they " in BNC.

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1 The first fifty or so milliseconds of these waves are the most consistent for any particular stimulus and it is thought that they are almost entirely generated by the incoming stimulus , irrespective of any mental activity on the part of the subject .
2 The forms set out in this book follow the prescribed forms as nearly as circumstances permit and it is thought that they will be acceptable to HM Land Registry .
3 The governors of royal colonies , appointed by the king , were expected to maintain a rather dignified and aloof attitude and it was thought that they might find it hard to do this if they had lived in the colony as subordinates or as private citizens in the past .
4 In Texas , farmers encourage feral pigs ( which are also hunted — on horseback , with the assistance of specially bred ‘ hog dogs ’ ) because it is thought that they eradicate snakes .
5 But if its harmful effects are ignored because it is thought that they are too generalised , too subjective or too difficult to tackle , then unnecessary ill-health will continue to occur .
6 Moreover , the report found that single parents were often expected to share a bedroom with a child , where two parents were not , and were seldom offered houses with gardens because it was thought that they could not look after them .
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