Example sentences of "they [be] thought to [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are thought to be under the aegis of the Soviet military . |
| 2 | They are thought to be from south China . |
| 3 | They 're thought to be from an old church , and are helping archeologists to piece together a picture of life in medieval times . |
| 4 | However , hags could assume many appearances ; often they were thought to be of enormous proportions , such as the giantess Grendel of Scandinavian legend , or the Blue Hag of the Highlands in Scotland , whose grey-blue cape was the swirling mist of the glens . |
| 5 | Five paintings by a mass murderer , once withdrawn from auction because they were thought to be in bad taste , have been bought by a collector . |