Example sentences of "think [prep] [be] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Bilalian ’ replaced ‘ Muslim ’ ( Bilal was an Ethiopian thought to be the first black follower of the prophet Muhammad ) . |
| 2 | Thought to be the first computerised nutritional system in the world , it tells you exactly what to eat and how much of it . |
| 3 | Annette Rennoldson , of Tyne Avenue , Leadgate , Consett , had three girls thought to be the first all-female trio born at Shotley Bridge Hospital . |
| 4 | Although that sort of thing is nominally catered for by most electrical equipment , using spike suppression and smoothing circuitry , I reckoned that this particular computer was not up to the job of coping with the dirty mains , and so an uninterruptible power source was thought to be the only feasible answer . |
| 5 | Among the objects to be sold are what is thought to be the only signed painting by Petrus Troueil , the portrait of Sir Francis Ottley and his family ( est. £40–60,000 ) , Sir Joshua Reynolds 's ‘ Admiral Cotes ’ ( est. £15–20,000 ) and other paintings by John Hoppner , James Ward , Michael Dahl and Sir Godfrey Kneller . |
| 6 | Until recently the Antikythera mechanism was thought to be the sole surviving example of mathematical gearing in the Hellenistic tradition . |
| 7 | It is thought to be the largest British dairy farm to go green , and the conversion — for deeply held environmental reasons — is backed by sound economic logic . |
| 8 | In particular , both pay and promotion , often thought to be the two major motivational incentives for managers , are severely restricted in contracting organisations . |
| 9 | ( Meliaceae ) but durian seeds are so damaged that ground-walking animals are thought to be the principal effective agents possibly sun-bears , or even tigers . |
| 10 | Later , as Mr Bagley , at 21 thought to be the youngest scheduled service pilot in the country , prepared finally to take off with the delayed passengers , he was playing down the incident . |
| 11 | Chronic dietary insufficiency is thought to be the single main cause but the mechanism is unclear . |
| 12 | The crypt that remains here is thought to be the best-preserved Romanesque crypt in Lombardy and contains remains from paleo-Christian times through to the Renaissance . |
| 13 | They are now thought to be the oldest planked boats built anywhere in the world outside Egypt . |
| 14 | George Soros 's donation , thought to be the biggest private gift to a humanitarian cause , will go to aid agencies in the former Yugoslavia . |
| 15 | George Soros ' donation — thought to be the biggest private gift given to a humanitarian cause — will go to aid agencies in the former Yugoslavia . |