Example sentences of "are thought [prep] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Virgin and Thorn EMI are thought to be vying for the lucrative Jobete in Detroit , which controls the publishing rights to a catalogue of 15,000 Motown titles . |
| 2 | Crystal Palace have offered £1 million for Martyn , named in England 's B squad on Monday , while Watford have had a £500,000 offer for Penrice rejected but are thought to be considering a higher bid . |
| 3 | But now their contacts at her refugee camp say Azra and her mother have disappeared and are thought to be heading for Germany . |
| 4 | But its members are thought to be waiting to see what its British equivalent comes up with . |
| 5 | Another six families are thought to be suing the baby drinks firm this year because of its effect on their children 's teeth . |
| 6 | MORE than 80 banks are thought to be studying final proposals for the £1.4 billion debt refinancing plan to rescue the property and trading group , Heron . |
| 7 | Because of the timescale the estate agents being paid up to £10.95 for each house valued are thought to be rushing the work . |
| 8 | Many of Japan 's largest and most famous corporations , including Matsushita Electric , Hitachi and Nippon Steel , have reported major drops in profits while nearly a third of the country 's medium-sized companies are thought to be losing money . |
| 9 | The aim : to persuade countries to reduce their output of greenhouse gases , which are thought to be warming the world faster than ever before . |
| 10 | Enhanced inputs of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides due to this process are thought to be contributing to acidification ( Blackie and Newson 1986 ) . |