Example sentences of "[noun pl] are thought to have [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three eldest sons are thought to have continued in mining , though one , according to tradition in an American branch of the family , was later believed lost at sea . |
| 2 | In Witham the break-ins are thought to have happened some time early on Saturday . |
| 3 | Signals are thought to have evolved by the gradual modification of the activities which they resemble , as they were performed by the animals ' successive ancestors . |
| 4 | Visiting politicians , officials and journalists are thought to have spent £12 million . |
| 5 | Dragons are thought to have appeared above ground in China and Japan before moving to Europe . |
| 6 | Naxos and Karpathos are thought to have had Minoan colonies too , and a very strong Minoan influence is seen at Agia Eirene on Kea : perhaps it was an existing town that was taken over by Minoan traders and administrators . |
| 7 | Three male kudus are thought to have caught BSE through some form of transmission between animals , a phenomenon not yet seen in cattle . |
| 8 | Arsonists are thought to have caused the blaze which spread through the roofs of Trent Street , in the Rivers area of Middlesbrough yesterday . |
| 9 | The volcanic eruptions are thought to have finished some 1.7 million years ago , and the volcanoes are considered extinct . |
| 10 | Under the plan , L&H 's 629 former partners are being asked to pay back over $40m over the next 10 years , with some partners ' personal assessments totalling as much as $400,000. 475 partners are thought to have approved the plan , but the remainder have either expressed their intention to appeal or have declared themselves personally bankrupt . |
| 11 | ANIMAL rights activists are thought to have planted fire bombs which wrecked part of a forestry research station yesterday . |
| 12 | The men are thought to have raided five homes in as many days . |
| 13 | The men are thought to have raided five homes in as many days . |
| 14 | The bears are thought to have taken an interest in the local sheep after grazing areas were enclosed in a neighbouring valley [ see EDs passim ] . |
| 15 | Up to ten vehicles are thought to have collided about two miles north of the M four junction thirteen at Chievely . |
| 16 | By contrast the present cases arise because Home Office ministers are thought to have increased the periods recommended by the judiciary , in a process of consultation which is extra-statutory . |
| 17 | Devonport 's chances are thought to have increased following the Tories ' disastrous performance in last month 's local elections in the South West . |
| 18 | At first , the Christian Democrats are thought to have put forward Giorgio De Marchis , a noted specialist in twentieth-century Italian art , as their alternative nominee . |