Example sentences of "who [was/were] thought to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tensions of wartime could easily turn anger against refugees who were thought to be getting privileged treatment . |
| 2 | And , for hundreds of years , workers who were thought to be failing in their duties were subjected to imprisonment and other penalties . |
| 3 | Children whose teachers rated their ability as average tended to spend less time on work and routine activities and more time distracted or awaiting attention than either those who were thought to be above average in ability or those who were rated as below average . |
| 4 | The 300 or so rebels , who were thought to be members of the " Free Democratic Lao National Salvation Force " , launched simultaneous attacks on the three positions . |
| 5 | In addition to dealers , other objects of anger were farmers who were thought to be withholding grain from the market and thus creating an " artificial " scarcity ; merchants who attempted to buy up corn to move it from the district in which it had been grown at times when local markets were under-supplied ; and millers who were considered to be either bulk buying and hoarding corn or else charging the poor too much for grinding grain . |
| 6 | It was also a triumph over the devil , who was thought to be particularly active at death-beds , either gloating over the sinner who was about to fall into his clutches , or trying at the last moment to snatch a soul in the throes of fear or doubt . |
| 7 | Their name signified ‘ sons of Zadok ’ , the high priest at the time of David who was thought to be a descendant of the younger son of Aaron . |
| 8 | It mentioned that he lived with his mother , Lady Ursula Berowne , and his second wife in one of the few extant houses built by Sir John Soane and that he had one child by his first marriage , 24-year-old Sarah Berowne , who was active in left-wing politics and who was thought to be estranged from her father . |
| 9 | The impasse between the Army and Bhutto increased speculation that President Ghulam Ishaq Khan , who was thought to be sympathetic to the Army 's demands , might dismiss the central and provincial governments and call a fresh general election . |
| 10 | Between 400 and 500 Iraqi troops were reported captured during the fighting , while 31 US personnel were described as missing or captured , including a female Marine who was thought to be the first US woman soldier to be captured by an enemy force . |
| 11 | Less than three months after his appointment Chaovalit resigned after a Cabinet colleague , Chalerm Yubamrung ( who was thought to be close to Chatichai ) , accused him of corruption . |