Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] believed that there " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because the level of transactions was so high ahead of the slump in house prices , it is widely believed that there is a substantial number of homeowners waiting to sell when prices do start to recover . |
| 2 | It is most common in older people and it is often believed that there is no cure because it is a sign that the body is wearing out . |
| 3 | It was generally believed that there was some animosity between ‘ Lenny ’ and Herbert von Karajan , although this has never been shown to be true , so the atmosphere in the Philharmonie was electric . |
| 4 | At one time it was widely believed that there had been a great rise in the birth-rate ; there was , in fact , a slow rise to the end of the 1861–70 decade , after which the rate began to fall . |
| 5 | It was widely believed that there were no human fossils , so the recent appearance of humankind seemed to represent the last step in the ascent of life . |
| 6 | I was lucky enough not to be on his list , but it was widely believed that there were more arrests to come . |