Example sentences of "but [pron] is thought " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a woman who is young in years by our own standards but who is thought old by those of her own time . |
| 2 | Staff made frantic attempts to revive him but he is thought to have suffered a massive heart attack . |
| 3 | Police have yet to name the dead man but he is thought to be from the Grangetown area . |
| 4 | Failure to achieve a good set because of poor pollination cuts potential output , but it is thought compensatory growth in fertile grain sites can offset this . |
| 5 | Glaxo is refusing to comment on Mr Nathan 's departure , but it is thought he erred by drawing attention to a common practice that is seldom discussed . |
| 6 | Of course , this is easier said than done , but it is thought that up to 50% of births of this type could be prevented by better standards of care . |
| 7 | Estimates vary but it is thought that in 1574 the population of Prague was 5 per cent Catholic . |
| 8 | Again , not much is known , but it is thought they were probably pets or purely working dogs . |
| 9 | The date of its founder , Zarathustra ( Zoroaster is the Greek form of his name ) , is uncertain but it is thought that he flourished in the first half of the sixth century BC . |
| 10 | These awful conditions naturally made it quite impossible to tell what was happening actually on Krakatoa , but it is thought that some milder explosive activity continued . |
| 11 | Marketing chief Peter Sadler was unavailable to comment on the launch plans , but it is thought four agencies have been lined up to pitch for the business . |
| 12 | Because no records of these are kept , the number of victims is unknown , but it is thought that nearly 200 die in street falls per annum in England and Wales . |
| 13 | The full extent of the work carried out is not known , but it is thought that at least the outboard wing panels were replaced but certainly it was given four new Merlin 22 engines , H2S and the navigation aid Rebecca , as well as a brand new paint scheme . |
| 14 | The third area was not revealed , but it is thought to cover a Unix alternative for the Microsoft Corp Object Linking and Embedding and Dynamic Data Exchange technologies . |
| 15 | The third area was not revealed , but it is thought to cover a Unix alternative for the Microsoft object linking and embedding and dynamic data exhange technologies . |
| 16 | The Office for Fine Arts has not made definite plans about the procedure to be followed but it is thought that those institutions which already have some of the works of art on loan will be allowed to keep them , while the museums will be able to choose from what is left . |
| 17 | Examples of jackets faced in this way do survive , badged to Militia and Volunteer units ; but it is thought that few , if any , Regular officers acquired them . |
| 18 | There is very little known abut the carvers of medieval bench ends but it is thought that most of them were ordinary local craftsmen , and so there would have been no reason to record this fact . |
| 19 | Persian values also made themselves felt at native satrapal courts : a recently published Greek verse inscription from Lycian Xanthos , put up by a local dynast , echoes Persian educational ideals ( ‘ riding , shooting and speaking the truth ’ , Hdt. i. 136 ) when it speaks of : The dynast in question is called Arbinas : he is certainly a Lycian but it is thought that the form of the name is Persian . |
| 20 | This subsection does not , of course , affect any liability for negligence which the defendant may incur qua occupier of the premises or keeper of the animal , but it is thought that the keeping of guard dogs is consistent with the occupier 's duty to trespassers , provided at least some warning of their presence is given . |
| 21 | String theories also lead to infinities , but it is thought they will all cancel out in versions like the heterotic string ( though this is not yet known for certain ) . |
| 22 | Thus George Harrison 's song " My Sweet Lord " was alleged to have infringed an earlier song " He 's so Fine " , but it is thought that the evidence required to support this proposition would have to be quite strong . |
| 23 | There are problems with this case discussed later , but it is thought that the accused would still be guilty nowadays . |
| 24 | Little information is available on the developmental cycle of this genus , but it is thought to be similar to that of the genus Trichonema . |
| 25 | The significance of this observation is still unknown , but it is thought that such larvae may resume development if the adult hookworm population is removed by an anthelmintic or at times of stress such as lactation . |
| 26 | About 5.5 million public-sector employees have had a 1.5pc ceiling imposed on pay awards by the Government , but it is thought lower interest-rates may have encouraged people to spend . |
| 27 | But it is thought , however , that these few people do n't have the antibodies that protect them from the toxin if it is produced . ’ |
| 28 | Grant and the rest , however , believe the fans should know how the board feels about Celtic 's crisis , but it is thought that no-one on the board wants Brady 's resignation . |
| 29 | Wimpey refused to quantify the additional charge it has taken for its involvement in the Channel Tunnel project , but it is thought to be similar to the £8 million announced by its fellow Chunnel contractor , Balfour Beatty , recently . |