Example sentences of "of [be] think " in BNC.
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| 1 | yeah , and he wants to , he came home this morning and he said , he must of been thinking about it , and he said well we could emulsion the walls , he said erm , why do n't we do an apricot white , I says well that 's peach , I said the |
| 2 | After years of being thought a crank , he is at last being taken seriously . |
| 3 | Born in a Preston slum , and upbraided as ‘ a worldly little devil ’ by his harridan mother because he longs for food and warmth , his acute fear of being thought worldly dominates his subsequent life , causing him to be misunderstood and exploited . |
| 4 | Tutors can give the pupils more individual attention , and encourage them to ask questions they might be reluctant to ask the teacher for fear of being thought stupid . |
| 5 | She did not go near her , however , for fear of being thought ‘ pushy ’ . |
| 6 | Their instinct is to try to hide this for fear of being thought weak or inadequate , and this , in part , contributes to the fact that although their overall experience of the distress of bereavement may be slightly less than that of widows , many men take longer to recover fully . |
| 7 | A humble self-sufficiency — hard-earned , often enough , like Larkin 's , and subject to sudden , spasmodic panics of loneliness or a fear of being thought insensitive — are the hallmark of many a post-war British hero , and no talk of anti-heroes can entirely rob it of its modicum of cautious praise . |
| 8 | Any method that involves a lone researcher in a situation that can not be repeated , like much participant observation research , is always in danger of being thought unreliable . |
| 9 | She found no sexual pleasure in going to bed with strangers , but , in contrast with the rest of her week , she was comforted by the feeling of being thought desirable , of having someone 's arms around her , of warm cuddling beneath the quilt . |
| 10 | Four teachers expressed fear of being thought ‘ leftist ’ . |
| 11 | It helps the conversation become familiar , so that everyone feels at home in it , and feels able to contribute to it , without fear of being thought inadequate . |
| 12 | But the trick was to think of these properties as mappable ; that is , capable of being thought of as dimensions in space . |
| 13 | Other circumstances predispose to the avoidance of grief including social pressures not to show emotion ; a belief that they should , for instance , protect children from displays of grief ; a fear of being thought to have broken down ; or heavy use of tranquillisers to avoid the physiological accompaniments of grief . |
| 14 | Make her presence known , or stay where she was and run the risk of being thought an eavesdropper ? |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't be afraid of being thought a member of the awkward squad : it 's your body , and oestrogen replacement could make all the difference to your present well-being and future health . ’ |