Example sentences of "[not/n't] be thought [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It surely can not be thought coincidental that these precise geometric patterns have been set out in the Wiltshire countryside . |
| 2 | He informs Fleming that he had had to put them to work elsewhere and hopes that it will not be thought strange that the men are taken away . |
| 3 | Natural philosophy should not be thought deficient because we are ignorant of the ultimate causes of the characteristic properties and regular behaviour of things . |
| 4 | First , where the conduct would not be thought indecent by any right-minded observer , indecent assault could not be committed . |
| 5 | Examples of this category are black — in blackbird , blue in blue-tit , and red in red wine ( it must not be thought that red here is merely a colour term : a red wine is a type of wine , whereas a red dress is not a type of dress ) . |
| 6 | Because they are so pervasive , and because their subordinate terms remain so powerfully denigrated , the erotics of active/passive should not be identified as coextensive with masculine/feminine , and should not be thought identical across the hetero/homosexual divide . |
| 7 | It may not be thought satisfactory to control and regulate non-governmental bodies which exercise ‘ public ’ functions just by applying private law rules and concepts to their activities . |
| 8 | Wilson was immediately worried that the rooms she had ready would not be thought adequate , that indeed she did not know if she herself thought they were adequate , and that she would be unable to prepare meals in her feeble condition , but Miss Blagden laid to rest all her anxieties . |
| 9 | It is , however , possible that the experimental data would not be thought conclusive either ; most of the experiments that have been done of this type have been rather artificial ( Marsh 1985a ) . |
| 10 | Let it not be thought this will exclude the Presbyterians who are already making secret trips to Roman Catholic outfitters and coming away with bright blue cassocks and nifty black shirts with priestly collars which can be removed in the twinkling of an eye . |