Example sentences of "[subord] they were thought [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many problems which we are prepared to treat as bipolar have ramifications which could be taken into account if they were thought to be as important as the impact of the decision on the two contestants . |
| 2 | Respectable people rejected the movies because they were thought to be trivial but also because they were thought to be corrupting and immoral . |
| 3 | Respectable people rejected the movies because they were thought to be trivial but also because they were thought to be corrupting and immoral . |
| 4 | ( Because they were thought to be able to change their form at will , the accused were branded ‘ shape shifters ’ ) . |
| 5 | Five paintings by a mass murderer , once withdrawn from auction because they were thought to be in bad taste , have been bought by a collector . |