Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] be thought that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must not be thought that such differences are mere matters of imagination , and that we take the sensations to be different because we represent each of them to ourselves as occupying a different place . |
| 2 | The baton is , however , necessary at the Opéra , where large choruses are frequently sung in the wings … it must not be thought that such a distant group of singers can hear the orchestra , however numerous : each person sings in his neighbour 's ear , and I have sometimes surprised myself by singing off the beat and incorrectly conducting [ conduisant ] the chorus surrounding me . |
| 3 | But it must not be thought that papal conciliar decrees which seem so clear-cut to the modern scholar , who sees them in all the clarity of the printed page , had a similar force and clarity for contemporaries . |
| 4 | But it must not be thought that this domination is exercised only through the repression of dissent by police , though this certainly is important . |
| 5 | It must not be thought that these are neglected in the French nuclear programme . |
| 6 | It should not be thought that Labour Ministers were concerned only with domestic policy , although Morrison was Home Secretary , Bevin was Minister of Labour , and Dalton ( from early 1942 ) President of the Board of Trade . |
| 7 | However , it should not be thought that any assistance given to a competitor by the employee is necessarily a breach of his duty , for it may have been done with the employer 's authority , though this will be a rare occurrence . |
| 8 | It might perhaps be thought that this would always be classified as a matter for unanimity . |
| 9 | It might also be thought that seasonal workers would be distinguished from their regular counterparts by special contracts of employment . |
| 10 | In fact , it could easily be thought that increased alcohol consumption could result just in the increased incidence of recurrent pancreatitis . |
| 11 | The impracticality of the ‘ inferred recognition ’ theory as a legal concept for forensic use is obvious and it can not be thought that that was the intention of Her Majesty 's Government in giving the Parliamentary answers . |