Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] think [prep] be " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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 : |
| 2 | Floors needing strengthening are simply replaced , and because fine old panelling is thought to be infested with every imaginable beetle permission is obtained to strip it out and replace it in replica . |
| 3 | This kind of representational ability is thought to be a particularly important developmental achievement since the essence of early language is the child 's ability to use speech sounds to represent or refer to objects , actions and locations . |
| 4 | The anomalous heat is thought to be due to solar energy , which penetrates the surface ice in spring and warms the depths . |
| 5 | Chronic dietary insufficiency is thought to be the single main cause but the mechanism is unclear . |
| 6 | The annual kill is thought to be far greater than could be replaced by the harbour porpoise 's slow rate of reproduction . |
| 7 | It also suggests , paradoxically , that the less autonomous individuality is thought to be , the more it might be marked by a potentially subversive agency . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Its total population is thought to be no greater than 200–300 , scattered along about 1400 km ( 875 miles ) of the Yangtze 's lower and central sections . |
| 10 | If human error is thought to be particularly important then expert advice should be sought . |
| 11 | The mode of genetic inheritance is thought to be more complex than for bipolar depression , partly because the morbidity risk for relatives of affected individuals is much lower ( Akiskal , 1979 ) . |
| 12 | A second reason is that the market for corporate control is thought to be an important disciplining device particularly in those circumstances where competition in product markets is absent . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Rapid growth was thought to be a likely candidate so the researchers measured the expansion of cells in the trap leaves by marking leaves with evenly spaced ink dots . |
| 15 | The most likely cause was thought to be diesel exhaust fumes . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | This ceasefire was reported to be holding on Oct 21 , although poor weather was thought to be a major factor . |
| 19 | Certain types of small bacteria , called mycoplasma or ureaplasma , have for a long time been thought to be responsible for some cases of NGU . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | But the whole concept of past-life regression was thought to be at best unbelievable and at worst as some form of dabbling in an area which would be better left unexplored . |
| 22 | The TUC was not prepared to abandon its sectional interest if measures to secure full employment were thought to be contrary to the interests of the unions . |
| 23 | In most theories of development a major source of bureaucratic power is thought to be the legacy of colonialism under which administrative institutions proliferated while other political structures remained underdeveloped ( Riggs 1963 ) . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | This definition is perhaps too rigid and discounts differing chain flexibilities , so a more accurate representation is thought to be given by |
| 26 | Where domiciliary care is thought to be impracticable , however , it still remains unclear who is going to pay for ‘ institutional ’ care . |
| 27 | Shoreditch wishes Mr Love good luck over any polling card litigation ; but surely it 's a sad day when the suggestion that a socialist opposes mass slaughter is thought to be libellous ? |
| 28 | Whether a particular occurrence amounts to an act of God is a question of fact , but the tendency of the courts nowadays is to restrict the ambit of the defence , not because strict liability is thought to be desirable but because increased knowledge limits the unpredictable . |
| 29 | Faulty circulation is thought to be the root cause of the disorder . |
| 30 | The most obvious abuses of a dominant position are thought to be excessive pricing , price discrimination , predatory pricing , and vertical restraints . |