Example sentences of "thought that [adj] [noun] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've often thought that each person is rather like a different vessel out at sea . |
| 2 | Hitherto it was thought that natural selection is standing still , or merely weeding out the more harmful defects . |
| 3 | It is thought that this decision is doubtful in view of the Court of Appeal decision in Parsons v Uttley Ingham & Co [ 1978 ] QB 791 . |
| 4 | But it must not be thought that this domination is exercised only through the repression of dissent by police , though this certainly is important . |
| 5 | It is thought that this rhyme is based upon a musical rivalry between Handel and Bononcini . |
| 6 | On the ground most larvae are active ; although they require a film of water for movement and are stimulated by light and temperature , it is now thought that larval movement is mostly random and encounter with grass blades accidental . |