Example sentences of "[was/were] thought [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was thought they must have been conferred all at once in an act of divine creation . |
| 2 | ‘ The glass around the dock is of course bullet proof because it was thought somebody might try and shoot them . |
| 3 | The gipsies patron saint was Sarah ; it was thought she might bear some relation in their minds to a deity of their own , an oriental deity , Sara le Kali . |
| 4 | His brother was interned , his mother was told to move inland , away from the coast — where presumably it was thought she might signal to enemy U-boats , and Mauro himself , although a child , was not allowed to leave Easington without a permit . |
| 5 | She said doctors were pleased with Laura 's progress , and it was thought she would be able to lead a normal life . |
| 6 | A spokeswoman at the hospital said doctors were pleased with Laura 's progress and it was thought she would be able to lead a normal life . |
| 7 | It was thought he may have set a match to it himself . |
| 8 | As a schoolboy it was thought he would have been in line for an International cap had the war not prevented all that . |
| 9 | It was thought he would take a studio for the London season . |
| 10 | The Yorkshire captain has been out with a broken finger since the opening day of the championship season and it was thought he would not be fit until next week . |
| 11 | Lady de Vesci gave them her splendid London house at 28 Bruton Street , and it was thought he should have a seat in Parliament . |
| 12 | And Japanese fishermen would pay huge sums for a tortoiseshell tom , to keep as a ship 's cat , for it was thought it would protect the crew from the ghosts of their ancestors and the vessel itself from storms . |
| 13 | At this point , ‘ Dr Johnson observed that there had been great disputes about the spelling of Shakespear 's [ sic ] name : ‘ At last it was thought it would be settled by looking at the original copy of his will ; but , upon examining it , he was found to have written it himself no less than three different ways . ’ |