Example sentences of "[conj] this [be] thought [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this is thought to be long overdue by some of my colleagues , will there be a backlash at some point ? |
| 2 | Most modern text-writers state it with some slight , hesitant reservation ( and this is thought to be the correct view ) . |
| 3 | This is because the students will be dealing with this for the first time and this is thought to be a clearer presentation . |
| 4 | One of the brown immigrants deliberately poured some of his coffee over the pale slab of sugar crusted fruit pie he was eating , and this was thought to be a brilliant piece of improvised humour . |
| 5 | If this be thought to be disingenuously restrictive , an attempt to define away the opposition , then consider the alternative . |
| 6 | A casting session is then arranged and the location viewed if this is thought to be necessary . |
| 7 | Head Office can draw up a general set of specimen job descriptions for all posts , if this is thought to be helpful . |
| 8 | The fear must be that Clinton might unpick some of the deals , such as the one on agriculture , but this was thought to be unlikely , given his commitment to moving out of recession . |