Example sentences of "it was believed that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | N.G. Attenborough and his crew were killed , although it was believed that they had flown into a balloon barrage . |
| 2 | The fatalism of life at work was accepted just as it was believed that they could not help themselves or , indeed , be helped . |
| 3 | Najibullah refused to identify the opposition leaders he had met , but it was believed that they included the leading National Islamic Front ( NIF ) moderate Pir Sayed Ahmed Gailani and Seghbatullah Mujjaddedi , the president of the Pakistan-based Afghan Interim Government ( AIG — see p. 36449 ) , as well as two men linked with ex-king Mohammad Zahir Shah , namely his close confidant and former Prime Minister Mohammad Yusuf and the ex-king 's son-in-law , Gen. Abdul Wali Khan . |
| 4 | It was believed that they were to stage yet another demonstration at the Party conference , this time during tomorrow 's crucially important debate on immigration . |
| 5 | He evidently hoped to secure the Mullah 's daughter as a bride ; it was believed that he even aspired to marry the Caliph of Islam 's daughter . |
| 6 | Aurangzeb had been struck down with a fever , and it was believed that he was beyond recovery . |
| 7 | By setting up a nuclear energy community at the outset , it was believed that it could provide an important impetus towards closer integration . |