Example sentences of "one [noun] [pron] [be] think that " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one time it was thought that the brain reached its peak of potential performance when the individual was between the ages of 18 and 25 years and that , from that time onwards , it began to deteriorate . |
| 2 | At one time it was thought that this was because the dunnock was a recent cuckoo host , but Chaucer 's reference in The Parlement of Foules makes it clear that the dunnock was a popular cuckoo host as long ago as the 14th century . |
| 3 | At one time it was thought that high-fibre diets containing bran would be successful , but this has not proved to be the case . |
| 4 | At one time it was thought that the same applied to an incorporated company , except that the company itself held its assets as trustee for its members . |
| 5 | At one time it was thought that not many photographs were taken of the Bishop 's Castle Railway , especially of No 1 , the ex GWR Tank Locomotive , which shares the honours with ‘ Carlisle ’ as being the last two engines to work the line . |
| 6 | At one time it was thought that the only inspiration for pre-Romanesque Europe was Ancient Rome and Byzantium . |
| 7 | At one time it was thought that all chemical reactions were exothermic . |
| 8 | At one time it was thought that the section only applied to express agreements and not to an implied agreement . |
| 9 | At one stage it was thought that the old lady would be written off , but luckily it was not to be and the following year I was able to take her from Buckie with a new lease of life . |