Example sentences of "and i [vb base] [pron] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I know you to be beautiful and to be most worthy to be my wife . |
| 2 | Too many people believe football is nothing more than a game , but you and I know it to be so much more . |
| 3 | He thinks it 's a riding-crop handle , while my detecting partner and I fancy it to be a parasol-holder . |
| 4 | And I believe them to be the some of the nicest maps I 've ever seen . |
| 5 | This difference has , of course , been noted by Parsons ( 1954 ) and Rueschemeyer ( 1964 ) , and I believe it to be a very important one . |
| 6 | I have never seen this particular argument put forward in quite this form ; and I believe it to be the best argument for the ordination of women that there is . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm in a similar one next door , and I find it to be quite adequate . ’ |
| 8 | For I love youngsters , and I want everyone to be like |
| 9 | The only point is that I want that foreigner not to undersell my labour and I want him to be as competent to do the work as well as I would do it myself . |
| 10 | I look upon him as the authentic voice of the Labour party , and I want him to be heard . |
| 11 | Charles and I want him to be godfather , did Charles say ? ’ |
| 12 | I know it must seem an unnecessary fuss to you , Dana , but it 's a big opportunity for me and I want everything to be as perfect as possible , ’ she said urgently . |
| 13 | Eating was natural to me and I want it to be normal and natural again . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've told my promoter Barry Hearn that I want it to come off next September and I want it to be outdoors . |
| 15 | And I want it to be cheap . |
| 16 | Oh and I want it to be ready that 's all |
| 17 | ‘ I 've some wonderful news , ’ said Phil , ‘ and I want you to be the first to know . |
| 18 | I very much respect your instincts , and I want you to be able to talk freely . " |
| 19 | that 's for group one one okay , okay I 'm not telling you who 's doing whose right please mark it , marks out of ten and I want you to be able to justify your marks . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's pretty fast and I expect everyone to be going at quite a lick from the start , ’ he said . |
| 21 | I have a contract which I honour and I expect it to be honoured . |
| 22 | The GATT round is regularly discussed at the Agriculture Council and I expect it to be considered again at the Council on 30 and 31 March . |
| 23 | This year it 's on profit , on budget at the half-way stage and I expect it to be on budget by the end of the year . |
| 24 | The Silver Sabre has restored my confidence and I consider it to be one of the best machines that I have used . |