Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] assumed to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier practice was assumed to be a group activity to which all lent potential imaginative content . |
| 2 | The culprit was assumed to be the young woman whose charred body had been trapped by the flames ; she was identified as a feminist — funny , when PopCon had been giving money and moral support to feminist groups . |
| 3 | A second barrel was opened , and a third , but some said this was n't necessary , for it was the accepted custom that if one barrel was found to be wanting , the shortage was assumed to be the same in all the rest . |
| 4 | The result was that his serious physical illness was assumed to be a form of ‘ school phobia ’ and his parents were threatened with a court order if he did not return to school Access to the file , including the head 's letter , would have enabled correction of the factual errors at least and perhaps an accurate diagnosis of his illness to be made . |
| 5 | Six weeks before and immediately after the closedown was assumed to be a more stressful time for the 100 men than one and two years later when 90 per cent of them had found alternative employment . |