Example sentences of "they [be] [adv] thought to [be] " in BNC.
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1 | They are generally thought to be striking at Hipparchos not shown , an interesting but rather surprising concept ; one might rather see them as defending themselves against the bodyguard which cut them down . |
2 | Moreover , except in the context of a common market they are not thought to be of interest to outsiders . |
3 | Most of the ideas , techniques and strategies described in Part Two hold good for working with young children , but it is worth devoting time to a specific discussion of how one might adapt the work on still image and forum theatre for use with this age group , as they are sometimes thought to be strategies that can only be successfully used with older children . |
4 | They are no longer the inconvenient , unwanted , useless and ‘ why did I have to get it now ’ things that they are commonly thought to be but they are actually the manifestation of each person 's attempt to get well , to maintain order and balance in the system . |
5 | They are now thought to be the oldest planked boats built anywhere in the world outside Egypt . |
6 | The remaining two pups were not registered with the AKC , as they were not thought to be of high enough merit . |
7 | They were once thought to be very dangerous indeed and believed to steal infants for the Devil to torment in Hell . |