Example sentences of "believe them [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is possible to concede that defendants should be judged on the facts as they believe them to be , and yet to argue in favour of an exception in rape cases . |
| 2 | Although Todorov advances no ‘ general hypothesis ’ about the articulation of literary themes , he does , as a structuralist , believe them to be finite and knowable : |
| 3 | Unfortunately , even this threat may be ineffective , if auditors are as constrained by their competitive environment as some believe them to be . |
| 4 | No , I believe them to be spies working for a rival power aware of my presence in London and suspicious of my intentions . |
| 5 | While the penalties for water pollution offences are in theory more severe than most field staff believe them to be , they remain frail in comparison with those available to sanction traditional crime . ’ |
| 6 | Project teams might resent policy decisions of senior managers because they believe them to be inappropriate to the problems of the organisation ; line managers might resent ‘ free- wheeling ’ ‘ undisciplined ’ members of project teams . |
| 7 | And I believe them to be the some of the nicest maps I 've ever seen . |