Example sentences of "[be] think [prep] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lexical items in a taxonomy may be thought of as corresponding to classes of things in the extra-linguistic world . |
| 2 | Why , for example , should these statements of attainment be thought of as equivalent ? : |
| 3 | He has pointed out , too , that if life is considered in this light , then some clays could be thought of as alive . |
| 4 | Positional signals might be thought of as instructive since they tell the cell its position in the system . |
| 5 | It might be thought of as over-reacting but the development of local monopolies and cartels is just conceivable . |
| 6 | Other ‘ flags ’ can be thought of as developing within one part of the French flag . |
| 7 | ’ Yates felt that , ‘ Dustin did n't relate to the character because I do n't think Dustin likes to be thought of as nice and charming . |
| 8 | The division of labour in modern Britain is such that these three major segments of social life can be thought of as distinct and virtually autonomous sub-systems , each with its own set of specialized self-perpetuating roles ministers , " politicians " , civil servants , judges , lawyers , policemen , bishops , clergy — all of which are open , at least in theory , to any individual of appropriate age , sex , and education who chooses to make himself a candidate . |
| 9 | The classic oligopoly models can then be thought of as one-shot , non-co-operative games to which the NE concept can be applied to find a solution . |
| 10 | To be patronised in a cloying , concerned manner , to be thought of as diseased or unclean , the result of some awful sin and therefore to be regarded as someone without hope — was her situation better than mine or worse ? |
| 11 | When they contribute towards sexual enjoyment by way of enhancing the pleasure of sexuality in general , they may still scarcely be thought of as deviant . |
| 12 | Circumstances and what may amount to encouragement by the victim may sometimes mitigate the offence and , particularly under such conditions , impulsive or specifically planned rape is no more than an offence — it can hardly be thought of as deviant in the true sense of the word . |
| 13 | This is not to say that the share of overseas assets reached a peak in 1989 Q4 ; it simply implies that the conditions for investment are relatively free in that any remaining controls can be thought of as prudential rather than prohibitive . |
| 14 | It might be thought of as repressive but they actually enjoy it . |
| 15 | It is tempting to point , as a common feature of enterprises such as these , to the fact that they are ‘ single-function ’ entities ( in contrast to central government and agencies of horizontal devolution which may be thought of as multi-function ) . |
| 16 | There is no sharp dividing-line between academic or professional courses on the one hand and general ones on the other ; indeed some of the broader courses involving several disciplines which have been mentioned already may well be thought of as general — it is all a matter of degree . |
| 17 | This should not be taken at face value ; our ‘ individuals ’ might better be thought of as neuter , reproducing themselves unaided . |
| 18 | Indeed , if the state can be thought of as acting as a single shareholder then it will be in a more powerful position vis-a-vis management than are shareholders of most private companies . |
| 19 | Older senses survived , too ; and , under the impact of Romanticism , ‘ popular songs ’ could in the nineteenth century also be thought of as synonymous with ‘ peasant ’ , ‘ national ’ and ‘ traditional ’ songs . ’ |
| 20 | Note that greetings , partings and various " ritual " formulae ( e.g. bless you said after a sneeze ) can be thought of as vocative in nature . |
| 21 | The bat should be thought of as analogous to the police radar trapping instrument , not to the person who designed that instrument . |
| 22 | For ease of reference , the various steps are numbered , but the divisions between the steps should never be thought of as hard and fast . |
| 23 | Most people Ernie 's age would be thinking of more sedate exercise ; WALKING the dogs perhaps , but this is far more exciting . |