Example sentences of "[be] thought to have an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The different fragrances are thought to have an improving effect on a variety of physical and emotional problems . |
| 2 | The destructive sadist might well be thought to have an essential self-hatred , even a death-wish which he or she projects on to others in the infliction of damage . |
| 3 | However , just as the latter might be thought to have an intuitive grasp of affairs automotive which ought to be taken into account by anyone prone to theorising about the motor car , so it is conceivable that the way theoretical physicists regard the objects of their study might be a factor to be taken into account in assessing their significance . |
| 4 | Conscious awareness and reflection on one 's own experience is thought to have an inhibiting effect . |
| 5 | Running through her mind , like a tape she was unable to switch off , was the newspaper story that Peter Sebastian was thought to have an American fiancée and would probably by staying in the States . |