Example sentences of "[pron] is thought [that] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is thought that the records made by British politicians before the General Election of January 1910 were played to voters by means of Auxetophones ; certainly their expected sales would not have justified their production . |
| 2 | It is thought that the chickens may become calmer and improve their egg-laying performance . |
| 3 | A few miles south from Brora , past the Duke of Sutherland 's monstrous French-château fantasy castle at Dunrobin , is the town of Golspie , whose name derives from the old gaelic word meaning the ‘ place of the strangers ’ and although evidence is sparse , it is thought that the strangers in question were Vikings . |
| 4 | It is thought that the potters had migrated from Malaga in response to the increasing pressure of the sea blockade of southern Spain by Christian ships . |
| 5 | It is thought that the discounts could start next Saturday . |
| 6 | Are those empirical credentials sufficient , however , to sustain the metaphysical implications it is thought that the laws have ? |
| 7 | Photographic and/or medical evidence could be considered if it is thought that the injuries would be difficult to prove . |
| 8 | Since the difference between levels of receptors in women becomes apparent 3–4 days after the onset of depression , it is thought that the effects of falling sex hormones are mediated via the megakaryocyte , a huge bone-marrow cell which is the precursor of platelets , |
| 9 | It is thought that the Christians of the early Church valued such phrases which had been spoken by Jesus and used them in their original Aramaic form . |
| 10 | If it is thought that the growers of any kind of grain in any part of the world have been losing money , and are likely to sow a smaller area for a future harvest ; it is argued that prices are likely to rise as soon as that harvest comes into sight , and its shortness is manifest to all . |
| 11 | If it is thought that the politicians have dithered in any way , we shall be slaughtered on the anvil of public opinion and informed opinion in the oil industry . |
| 12 | It is thought that the Romans were first to erect a beacon light on this treacherous stretch of coast where many ships have foundered . |
| 13 | It is thought that the newcomers bring their own interests and beliefs into the community , and they do not appreciate or recognize the value of agricultural work . |
| 14 | It is thought that the saints were modelled on Henrique Alemão ( King Ladislau of Poland — see p.87 ) and his wife , Senhora Anes , who commissioned the painting . |