Example sentences of "[was/were] think to [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These unmarried women were thought to be a good influence on the girls and good role models . |
| 2 | He went to see a young clergyman , seized by what was thought to be a dangerous illness : |
| 3 | The sudden onset of severe weather conditions was thought to be a frequent result of disturbance to a site . |
| 4 | One of the brown immigrants deliberately poured some of his coffee over the pale slab of sugar crusted fruit pie he was eating , and this was thought to be a brilliant piece of improvised humour . |
| 5 | Now , Fiona was thought to be a suitable bride for my father-just the right age , pretty and vivacious enough it was thought to appeal to a man who was beginning to be known as a confirmed bachelor . ’ |
| 6 | At one time pouchitis was thought to be a serious complication of pouch construction and even an argument against resorative proctocolectomy . |
| 7 | This ceasefire was reported to be holding on Oct 21 , although poor weather was thought to be a major factor . |
| 8 | In February 1991 E. was bruised and it was thought to be a non-accidental injury . |
| 9 | The word ‘ mithra ’ was also used to describe a friend , and this god was thought to be a true friend of man , protecting and warming him in life and death . |
| 10 | On June 14 , 1989 , the largest and most expensive US space booster , the Titan-4 , was launched from Cape Canaveral , Florida , successfully deploying what was thought to be a secret military satellite capable of providing early warning of nuclear attack . |
| 11 | A second area of made ground was present to the east of Langloan and was thought to be a backfilled clay borrow pit . |
| 12 | The change was thought to be a direct consequence of the protest action taken by conscripts in May . |
| 13 | Mistaken biological beliefs , such that the male alone was thought to be a full human being , underlay western culture , making this seem the more plausible . |
| 14 | Rapid growth was thought to be a likely candidate so the researchers measured the expansion of cells in the trap leaves by marking leaves with evenly spaced ink dots . |
| 15 | More specifically , the scholastic conception of scientia , or scientific knowledge , was thought to be an inappropriate model for empirical knowledge of nature . |
| 16 | The conditions of mass unemployment certainly helped to support the feeling of leniency , in that crime was thought to be an inevitable consequence of poverty , so that there was an active sympathy for the young unemployed whose miserable condition was further highlighted in a perceived increase of suicides among the young . |