Example sentences of "thought that the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is thought that the Panel considered that the accounts breached the true and fair spirit of the Companies Act , rather than a specific rule . |
| 2 | It used to be thought that the Revolution assured regular Parliaments , and it is certainly true that since 1689 there has not been one year without the meeting of Parliament . |
| 3 | It is thought that the side-chain inter-reacts with poly-unsaturated fatty acids in the membrane , leaving the hydroxyl group in a position to scavenge free radicals and so maintain the integrity of the cell . |
| 4 | Thus George Harrison 's song " My Sweet Lord " was alleged to have infringed an earlier song " He 's so Fine " , but it is thought that the evidence required to support this proposition would have to be quite strong . |
| 5 | At one time it was thought that the brain reached its peak of potential performance when the individual was between the ages of 18 and 25 years and that , from that time onwards , it began to deteriorate . |
| 6 | It is thought that the head secretes a substance which is capable of breaking down the outer layer of the ovum . |
| 7 | Generally , it is thought that the cheese took its name from Dunlop village or parish but it could have been from Mrs. Barbara Dunlop ; we will never know . |
| 8 | He had brought three British Labour MPs to Derry and may have thought that the opportunity to expose the RUC should not be wasted . |
| 9 | It is thought that the style originated somewhere in the far East , and was introduced in to France by sailors . |
| 10 | It 's thought that the fire had been caused by a welders spark . |
| 11 | One might have thought that the context makes it clear that horses is to be interpreted as ‘ stallions ’ ; however , such an interpretation is not available for this type of sentence . |
| 12 | Such was the enthusiasm that you might have thought that the Collector had just sung an aria . |
| 13 | She had thought that the woman had liked her , but the comment she had caught had been to the effect that spoiled children like Miss T. got what they deserved ! |
| 14 | It is thought that the presumption contained in subs ( 3 ) in relation to the purchase of land would be applied by analogy in the event of a dispute over the ownership of other assets purchased in similar circumstances . |
| 15 | It 's thought that the weather has something to do with the renewed joyriding . |
| 16 | It 's thought that the weather has something to do with the renewed joyriding . |
| 17 | But at the time it was thought that the record had yielded up its secrets in sufficient quantities to allow confident assertions to be made about the character of the evolutionary mechanism . |
| 18 | It is generally thought that the climate became more oceanic in character . |
| 19 | The builders on the scaffolding outside must have thought that the house contained a pack of feral beasts , groaning at their captivity , their ill-treatment , their lousy food . |
| 20 | It 's thought that the husband killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself after she told him she wanted a divorce Their bodies were found by their daughter . |
| 21 | My Lords , I have long thought that the time had come to change the self-imposed judicial rule that forbade any reference to the legislative history of an enactment as an aid to its interpretation . |