Example sentences of "thought [prep] [be] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The provision restricting investment income was also thought to be of dubious constitutionality . |
| 2 | The interplay of these enzymes and their activators and inhibitors and the disruption of normal hepatocyte-matrix interactions is currently thought to be of major importance in the pathogenesis of liver injury . |
| 3 | The Barren ‘ Red ’ Measures of the Upper Coal Measures contain thick sandstone units in a ‘ red-bed ’ sequence thought to be of fluviatile and flood plain origin . |
| 4 | The Dark Ages , once thought to be of extensive duration lasting until Norman influence established itself or even beyond , are now becoming less ‘ dark ’ . |
| 5 | There is a further indication that this is the right solution ; one of the few archaeological finds to have come from the battlefield at Vézeronce is a fine helmet , which has been thought to be of Ostrogothic workmanship . |
| 6 | Nationally , what both education and business produce is valued and thought to be of vital importance . |
| 7 | Firstly , there were discussions of issues thought to be of particular interest or relevance to women , such as abortion or equality . |
| 8 | The remaining two pups were not registered with the AKC , as they were not thought to be of high enough merit . |
| 9 | Indeed , one of the first die links ever published drew attention to the surprising use of the same die on two coins which had been thought to be of different mints . |
| 10 | Where the technique was first practised is unknown , although it is traditionally thought to be of Chinese origin , although there are accounts of it being used in India around 550 BC . |
| 11 | However , hags could assume many appearances ; often they were thought to be of enormous proportions , such as the giantess Grendel of Scandinavian legend , or the Blue Hag of the Highlands in Scotland , whose grey-blue cape was the swirling mist of the glens . |