Example sentences of "[noun pl] thought [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As this television programme was made in France the chaps thought the French might appreciate the little touch and make friends . |
| 2 | The four dissenting judges thought the ritual nature of the three-stroke ‘ slippering ’ was degrading , with a three-day wait between sentence and punishment and without adequate consent of the mother . |
| 3 | WC apps : 7 Some observers thought the Soviet Union were a better all-round side than Holland in the 1988 European Championship . |
| 4 | And many observers thought the booked Bould was lucky to stay on the field for his tackle from behind . |
| 5 | The extent of the firing of buildings was such that observers thought the whole city was ablaze . |
| 6 | Research showed 54 per cent of viewers thought the right amount of sex was shown and 41 per cent thought there was too much . |
| 7 | Inspector Mick Barry , of Witham police , said at first officers thought the two older youths may have led the nine-year-old on but it turned out he played a full part in all the crimes . |
| 8 | WHAT THE PRACTITIONERS THOUGHT Every small practitioner dreads a visit from the Joint Monitoring Unit . |
| 9 | Whereas I scurry aimlessly from this to that , thought Alix , as she drove through the dark evening : they block one path , I try another , and so it goes on , thought Alix , who at times thought no such thing , and was not thinking it now with much conviction . |
| 10 | For many years , scientists thought the watery and land-dwelling forms to be separate species . |
| 11 | Those questioned believed that the main issue which Darlington voters thought the next Government should tackle was the health service , followed by education and jobs . |
| 12 | The feminists thought the whole structure was rotten , but they had taken a particular dislike to Pilger . |
| 13 | Gradually , through several cycles of modification and response , there emerged a style embodying an image of what the European consumers thought the Indian manufactures ought to be making for themselves . |