Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun sg] [be] think [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that important elements in the Labour Party were thinking in these terms marked a major shift from the ideals expressed in the party 's 1945 election manifesto , Let Us Face The Future : ‘ [ we shall ] plan from the ground up , giving an appropriate place to constructive enterprise and private endeavour in the national plan ’ . |
| 2 | The anomalous heat is thought to be due to solar energy , which penetrates the surface ice in spring and warms the depths . |
| 3 | James Butterworth followed the hooligan careers of similar boys — ‘ Sam Smiler ’ and ‘ Thomas Tiddler ’ — along with the apprenticeship of ‘ Tiddler Junior ’ , because the British hooligan was thought to be getting younger in his time , as in ours : |
| 4 | Its part is written in the treble clef but by a curious quirk of transposition gives the actual notes sounded if the bass clef is thought of as displacing the treble . |
| 5 | The annual kill is thought to be far greater than could be replaced by the harbour porpoise 's slow rate of reproduction . |
| 6 | The report said that worldwide over 260,000 cases of AIDS cases had been reported to WHO , but the actual total was thought to be two or three times higher . |
| 7 | Chief among the recent causes of the rapid decline is thought to be the operations of a nearby mine , which pumps salt-laden ground water to produce potash for fertilizer . |
| 8 | The early component of the meal stimulated increase in contractile activity is thought to be neurally mediated and the late component is thought to be hormonally mediated . |
| 9 | A simplified leaflet to be made available to the public will concentrate on procedures for making a complaint and the follow-up action which can be taken if the initial response is thought to be unsatisfactory . |
| 10 | Friends say the flaxen-haired singer is thinking about recording the B 52 's Rock Lobster hit but we reckon that he 's just a shellfish kind of a guy |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | While zoos have limitations in what they can ever achieve , Belfast is demonstrating how the modern zoo is thinking of the welfare of its animal population first and the possible benefits to conservation of its work . |
| 13 | The main attacker was thought to be 6ft , slim , with short , blond hair . |
| 14 | The whole operation is thought to be loss-making , though the Leeds does not disclose its results . |
| 15 | Another US embassy study remarked , several members of the Royal Family are thought to be , in varying degrees , corrupt , immoral and largely uninterested in Iran and the Iranian people . " |
| 16 | According to reports in the media at that time , the resulting likeness was thought to be that of Abu Talb , a PFLP — GC terrorist who had visited Malta twice before the bombing and was subsequently arrested in Sweden while in possession of large quantities of clothing purchased in Malta . |
| 17 | A HOODED man who raped a 19-year-old student is thought to be responsible for at least six other sex attacks over the past two years . |
| 18 | Certain types of small bacteria , called mycoplasma or ureaplasma , have for a long time been thought to be responsible for some cases of NGU . |
| 19 | A useful approach is to think of this document as the company 's constitution , giving the company power to act in certain ways and limiting its powers in others . |
| 20 | The most obvious abuses of a dominant position are thought to be excessive pricing , price discrimination , predatory pricing , and vertical restraints . |
| 21 | That Germany had also provided a comprehensive state insurance for sickness , accident , disability and unemployment for its people from an early date was thought by some to be implicated in that country 's economic success . |
| 22 | An imperfect analogy is to think of D1 and D2 acting as one way water valves , with C5 as a piston . |
| 23 | An excellent drill is to think in terms of rallying , with targets of 30 , 50 , 100 or whatever you think you are capable of doing — and making sure the ball lands between the service line and the baseline . |