Example sentences of "thought [prep] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The moves to stem wildcat stoppages , condemned by unions and the Labour Party and the independent Industrial Society — are thought to be the first time ministers have sought to legislate against the individual . |
| 2 | The killing of the bird caused dismay to the RSPB because it was released in Scotland and is thought to be the first to have made its way to southern England from a release programme . |
| 3 | This is thought to be the first such judgment on a privatised water company . |
| 4 | ‘ Bilalian ’ replaced ‘ Muslim ’ ( Bilal was an Ethiopian thought to be the first black follower of the prophet Muhammad ) . |
| 5 | The triggers for Britain 's nuclear bombs were tested within their thick concrete walls and they housed the first experiments into radar.The buildings , on a remote spit of land on the Suffolk coast , may not be the oldest but they are certainly among the most historic and sinister in the ownership of the National Trust.They are on Orford Ness , a desolate wildlife haven , which has become the Trust 's latest acquisition at a cost of £3.5 million.Yesterday , in pouring rain and silence broken only by the eerie shriek of gulls , the buildings were shown to journalists for what is thought to be the first time since they were erected.Strands of barbed wire and a Ministry of Defence ‘ keep out ’ notice are now the only remaining evidence of the tight security , overseen by armed guards , which surrounded one of Britain 's most secret research establishments . |
| 6 | El Greco 's ‘ Disrobing ’ ( estimate £1.5–2.5 million ) is thought to be the first of the two small autograph versions of the famous altarpiece in the Toledo Cathedral baptistery , dating from 1577–80 . |
| 7 | A second version of ‘ La Danse ’ painted in 1932 which until very recently was thought to be the first was donated by Matisse to the Petit Palais in Paris in 1936 . |
| 8 | The chapter is thought to be the first on this subject in a text of this type . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | This was thought to be the first time for nearly 70 years that police had fired on a white crowd in South Africa . |
| 11 | The case is thought to be the first test of the obligation under the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 to provide new land of " equal advantage " where public open space is lost through a compulsory purchase . |
| 12 | It 's thought to be the first time the species has been bred in captivity . |
| 13 | Thought to be the first computerised nutritional system in the world , it tells you exactly what to eat and how much of it . |
| 14 | It 's been funded by people from the town and is thought to be the first project of its kind . |
| 15 | The Clwyd Social Services ' Bryn Tirion nursery , Henllan , is thought to be the first in North Wales to use only environmentally-friendly products in all its work . |
| 16 | The exchange/refund scheme is thought to be the first offered by a major manufacturer in the UK and relates to all new cars sold to retail customers from last Tuesday . |
| 17 | The study , to be launched at Southlands Leisure Centre , Ormesby Road , Middlesbrough , is thought to be the first of its kind in the country and is being funded by the town 's City Challenge . |
| 18 | The centre , at Kirby College , Middlesbrough , is thought to be the first unit in the country to receive the British Standards Institute BS5750 Part One registration , the recognised stamp of quality for industry and business . |
| 19 | It is thought to be the first such venture . |
| 20 | The £100,000 initiative thought to be the first of its kind in Britain aimed to keep at least ten Darlington families from eviction . |
| 21 | Annette Rennoldson , of Tyne Avenue , Leadgate , Consett , had three girls thought to be the first all-female trio born at Shotley Bridge Hospital . |
| 22 | A committee is to consider a recommendation from the region 's education director , David Semple , which is thought to be the first in Scotland to reject even special smoking areas within schools . |
| 23 | He is thought to be the first to be charged with the offence created by the Road Traffic ( Amendment ) Act 1991 . |
| 24 | The study 's thought to be the first of its kind in Britain and shows a generally positive response to conditions in the county 's fifteen council run homes . |
| 25 | It 's worthwhile reading some pre-Shakespearean drama ; you could read Everyman , a great morality play of the late Middle Ages , and Gammer Gurton 's Needle , first performed in 1566 and thought to be the second oldest English comedy . |
| 26 | It is unique in that the keys are black , and black and white striped , and thought to be the only one still in use in the country . |
| 27 | Among the objects to be sold are what is thought to be the only signed painting by Petrus Troueil , the portrait of Sir Francis Ottley and his family ( est. £40–60,000 ) , Sir Joshua Reynolds 's ‘ Admiral Cotes ’ ( est. £15–20,000 ) and other paintings by John Hoppner , James Ward , Michael Dahl and Sir Godfrey Kneller . |
| 28 | Until recently , UVB rays were thought to be the only ones which caused serious sun damage . |
| 29 | Although that sort of thing is nominally catered for by most electrical equipment , using spike suppression and smoothing circuitry , I reckoned that this particular computer was not up to the job of coping with the dirty mains , and so an uninterruptible power source was thought to be the only feasible answer . |
| 30 | And these are rare snowy white wallabies , thought to be the only flock in the World . |