Example sentences of "[noun sg] was think to [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 In the end Seth killed Apophis , whose blood was thought to be seen in the red or pink tint of the morning and evening sky .
2 The southern town was thought to be defended by 150 men from the 181 Division , with a solitary tank and 100 men of a labour corps building defences .
3 Divine power which inspired fear and awe was thought to be manifested in certain creatures .
4 The Mimicke Dog was thought to be raised by apes in Africa , from whence it was imported to England as a treasure for Queen Elizabeth I.
5 Although originally the doctrine was thought to be restricted to cases of iniquity or wrong-doing on the part of the party seeking to enforce the obligation of confidence , it is now clear that this is not so .
6 Its decision was thought to be motivated by concern about pressure from the US , which threatened during the meeting to impose trade sanctions on countries that resumed commercial whaling .
7 If an individual was right-handed , then speech was thought to be controlled by the left hemisphere ; if he was left-handed , then the right hemisphere was considered responsible .
8 That assertion of professional autonomy was thought to be reinforced by studies which stressed that curriculum development should be school-based , rooted in the professional context of teachers rather than in distant centres such as Whitehall or Edinburgh .
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