Example sentences of "[noun prp] be thought to [be] " in BNC.

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1 The Kestrels breeding in Sussex are thought to be resident , but winter status needs further and more exact investigation ; some changes may have occurred since 1938 .
2 Islington , Southwark , Camden and Hounslow were thought to be in the bag .
3 It was unclear whether the move was backed by the government of Croatia , since Serbo-Croat negotiations over partitioning Bosnia-Hercegovina were thought to be backed by the respective Presidents [ see p. 38919 ] .
4 It should also be remembered that if an SRO is thought to be acting inappropriately , i.e. if it is subject to regulatory capture , then the SIB can simply revoke its status .
5 Food chain Tescos is thought to be interested in taking over the imposing building .
6 Just where he was now and where he was heading was uncertain , this possibly having much to do with the non-arrival of Murray and the Steward , since both would be coming from the West Country and Balliol was thought to be marching southwards down the middle of the land .
7 Sir Geraint was thought to be making a good recovery in hospital after suffering a minor heart attack at his home near Aberystwyth .
8 About 200-300 Awa Guajá are thought to be left alive , of whom about 150 have had no contact with outside society .
9 The evident SOC retreat from the more moderate stance of December was thought to be due to the influence of a hardline faction which feared that the peace plan would open the way to systematic Khmer Rouge infiltration under unwitting UN protection .
10 Northumbrian , Wessex , Southern and Yorkshire are thought to be vulnerable .
11 The HAPCs are thought to be the manometric equivalent of the mass movements seen during radiological studies although not all HAPCs are associated with mass movements .
12 The promised 80Mhz HyperSparc is thought to be about four months behind the 66.7MHz part — Richards says there is a single completed 80MHz module in existence right now .
13 However the largest single source of the pollution for Canada is thought to be the nickel and copper smelting plant at Sudbury , Ontario which emits over a million tonnes of sulphur dioxide every year .
14 While New Zealand , Australia and the West Indies are thought to be ready to back the TCCB 's bid , the chances of South Africa and Zimbabwe doing so are remote .
15 Santa Claus is thought to be derived from which saint ?
16 The Mexican stand-off between USL and SCO is thought to be price .
17 Ulster is thought to be distinctive within both the United Kingdom and the island of Ireland .
18 Reza Khan was thought to be pro-British and the British Minister in Teheran simply told the Qajar Shah that the must co-operate ; so he did , Ironside , who had by now left the country , noted in his diary , " I fancy that all the people think I engineered the coup d'etate .
19 Jack is thought to be the GHOST of some poor manacled prisoner who died in a dungeon and has henceforth sought to torment other humans .
20 Cleveland is thought to be most at risk .
21 Iran and pro-Iranian forces in Lebanon were thought to be particularly angered at the lack of pressure by the USA on Israel to obtain the release of more than 300 Lebanese Moslem hostages in south Lebanon .
22 One of Parker 's coadjutors contributed a remarkable note : ‘ Ophir is thought to be the Ilande in the west coast , of late founde by Christopher Columbo fro whence at this day is brought most fine golde . ’
23 Mr Jones is thought to be aged 19 and to live locally .
24 Thus Stonehenge was presumed to postdate the tholoi of Mycenae , and the time taken for agriculture to spread to Britain was thought to be so great that the inception of the Neolithic was placed at about 2500 BC .
25 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 . ’
26 The Duke of York is thought to be away on naval duties and the Duchess of York , believed not to have been invited , was in Birkenhead touring flats for young people with learning difficulties .
27 Internally , Intel is thought to be finding it much harder and certainly more costly to produce new iterations of its iAPX-86 series than it expected .
28 Spurred by the competitive market , Intel is thought to be pitching the first P5 boxes at $6,000 : the company has reportedly priced the P5 at around $700 in 1,000 quantities versus the 80486DX which goes for $536 , according to Computer Reseller News .
29 Whatever the reason for the sharing of the horse , the two men kept their transaction-secret and for many months Kilpatrick was thought to be still the sole owner .
30 DEC is thought to be preparing to announce its next generation of Alpha RISC systems — including Flamingo — in October .
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