Example sentences of "were think to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The species difference between animals and human beings can give rise to quite different reactions , as in the case of penicillin , digitalis , and aspirin , and with drugs which were thought to be safe after pre-clinical tests upon animals , such as thalidomide , clioquinol , osmosin , opren , and eraldin , the results were human death and tragedy . |
| 32 | Respectable people rejected the movies because they were thought to be trivial but also because they were thought to be corrupting and immoral . |
| 33 | Not surprisingly , in view of the public pressure , the police responded by adopting routine tactics of stopping and searching black people in the street , especially in areas where muggings were thought to be commonplace . |
| 34 | Respectable people rejected the movies because they were thought to be trivial but also because they were thought to be corrupting and immoral . |
| 35 | In another study in London 16 per cent of 3-year-olds were considered to have poor appetite while 12 per cent were thought to be faddy ( Richman et al . |