Example sentences of "thought [to-vb] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ba'al was thought to have descended into the earth and the sacrifices and energy invigorated him and brought about his resurrection . |
| 2 | The ambulance was on its way to another accident about a mile away , where a woman driver 's thought to have skidded off the road in heavy rain . |
| 3 | Another allegedly ‘ royal ’ tomb is the Great Tomb at Chrysolakkos , which stands at the northern edge of the Minoan town of Mallia , a little inland from the cliffed headland , and it is thought to have served as a family vault for Mallia 's royal family in the New Temple Period ( for instance , by Hood 1971 , p. 145 ) . |
| 4 | Ms Stark , 36 , is thought to have stepped into the street while photographing the actress Ruthie Henshall outside the Prince Edward Theatre and been struck by a taxi . |
| 5 | This feature , which is thought to have developed from a desire for an apse and altar both for abbot and his monks at the east end , and for the bishop and laity at the west , gave no opportunity for masons and sculptors to decorate a deeply moulded western porch , as was usual in France or England . |
| 6 | The future of Abe 's faction was unclear , for it contained many members who were thought to have joined in the belief that Abe was next in line for the office of Prime Minister . |
| 7 | They were thought to have gone to the course to search for lost golf balls . |
| 8 | Once the Iraqis had pulled out , Kuwaiti vigilantes began combing the city for any Iraqi soldiers still hiding in the ruins and for anyone known or thought to have collaborated with the enemy , with Palestinians coming in for particular attention . |
| 9 | This may seem surprising since the Bail Act is thought to have contributed to a fall in both the actual and proportionate use of custodial remands . |
| 10 | The one ‘ dreadful ’ home was thought to have contributed to the death of the man admitted there : |
| 11 | They are thought to have escaped across the border into Bolivia . |
| 12 | He is not thought to have returned to the flat in Chelsea where he lived alone . |
| 13 | Planning Control as now known in the United Kingdom is often thought to have started with the Town and Country Planning Act 1947 and its Scottish and Northern Ireland equivalents . |
| 14 | Much of the debate over economic policy was thought to have centred on the level of provincial autonomy which should be allowed ; the provinces were generally thought to favour a more radical pace of economic reform than the centre . |
| 15 | Ophiolitic associations of early Ordovician age occur throughout the Caledonide and Appalachian belts , and are thought to have originated as a result of sea-floor spreading between and within island arcs . |
| 16 | Christmas pudding is thought to have originated from a type of medieval porridge or pottage , which was made of meat , cornmeal , dried fruit , nuts , sugar and spices . |
| 17 | According to sources from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) , 500,000 refugees were thought to have fled from the conflict in Liberia to the neighbouring countries — some 300,000 to Guinea , 120,000 to Côte d'Ivoire and 80,000 to Sierra Leone . |
| 18 | Commander Laurence was thought to have arrived on the estate last night . |
| 19 | Under a third of the 23,000 litres stored was thought to have got into the supply system . |
| 20 | In small communities with a strong religious nucleus there is always an element of censure — sometimes unspoken , sometimes whispered , more rarely shouted aloud and face to face — of those who are thought to have transgressed against the faith . |
| 21 | The domestic dog is thought to have evolved from the wolf , yet wolves and other wild dogs bark about as often as they appear at Crufts . |
| 22 | It retains the font from the old priory church and the bell is thought to have come from the priory refectory . |