Example sentences of "considered it [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notwithstanding the plant 's poor track record , Tom O'Reilly considered it to be his bounden duty to respond to the call for help from his compatriot , the Irish Prime Minister , and so he phoned McGillicuddy , who readily agreed , and Mark was instructed to contact the PM 's office . |
| 2 | Knowing that the Egyptians revered the cat and considered it to be sacred , the Persians developed the idea of a ‘ feline armour ’ . |
| 3 | Perhaps it is time to ask ourselves whether the notion of treatment by opposites , which has held the stage for so long , is indeed the false path that Hahnemann considered it to be . |
| 4 | When I first came across Szasz 's dictum , ‘ Mental illness is a self-enhancing deception , self-promoting strategy ’ , I considered it to be a harsh judgement on a suffering fellow-creature . |
| 5 | When reforms were proposed in Star Chamber Francis Bacon said that he considered it to be ‘ standing with all equity and reason that new orders or favours should not frustrate ancient fees ’ . |
| 6 | In effect , the housing land policy was modified in detail to such an extent that the County Planners considered it to be contradicted ( Tyne and Wear County Council , 1981a : 13 ) . |
| 7 | The majority of those questioned considered it to be one of the best prospectuses published , easy to use , attractive and informative . |
| 8 | Barratt had been up to Tilberthwaite to see for himself the likely value of Knott 's sett on the Muncaster estate land there and he considered it to be a worthwhile proposition having seen , as he put it , " good bunches of ore under water " . |
| 9 | Multiple Configurations — you may remember we reviewed EasyBoot in the December issue of PPC , and considered it to be a great boon . |
| 10 | ‘ I came because I considered it to be my duty , ’ he informed her quietly . |
| 11 | I considered it to be my duty . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I assume you considered it to be your duty to kiss me and — and … ’ |
| 13 | Defoe considered it to be manufacturing which conferred this " blessing " on a vicinity . |
| 14 | Two trial drillings produced results that attracted the interest of several US companies , but negotiations to exploit the well for commercial use broke down because they insisted on full control over the project , which the St Lucia government refused because it considered it to be a matter of national interest . |
| 15 | There were those who considered it to be a purely defensive step , and this gave rise to rumour . |