Example sentences of "he was thought [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite his metrical conservatism ( his strenuous handling of the pentameter is surely surprising and admirable ) and his unfashionable addiction to the grand manner and the high style , Allen Tate was certainly a modernist ; that is what he was thought to be , and it is how he conceived of himself . |
| 2 | However , matters between him and his congregation gradually deteriorated as he was thought to be very ‘ High Church ’ , and a bitter dispute broke out between 1845 and 1848 between ‘ High ’ and ‘ Low ’ Church supporters . |
| 3 | The chief of staff was believed to be Colonel Lee Hwal , who had been educated in Japan ; he was thought to be responsible for the organisation of the North Korean air force . |
| 4 | When the country was united under one king in about 3100 BC , beginning the First Dynasty , the name of the king was preceded by the title " Horus ' and he was thought to be " the living Horus ' and therefore a god on earth , From the Fourth Dynasty he added the title " Son of Re " to his names . |
| 5 | The appellant was however described as flat and detached , with no signs of remorse for his offences : he was thought to be developing a personality disorder . |
| 6 | So much so , he was thought to be backward . |
| 7 | He was thought to be reacting to a resolution passed by the European Parliament on March 12 which deplored the " unacceptable repression " of opposition in the country . |
| 8 | Two years ago , when he was in London , Ontario , he was thought to be spreading the disease through promiscuous sex . |
| 9 | Writs were issued against a Birmingham businessman , Stuart Christopher Ford , his firm , Tilen Securities , and an Egyptian , Gamil Naguib , with whom he was thought to be associated . |