Example sentences of "i [verb] them [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | After the heavy rains of the past days I expected them to be full , and they were , a lot fuller than when I had seen them the year before . |
| 2 | I found them to be cheerful , reassuring old men , and delightful conversationalists . |
| 3 | These guys therefore must have a facility of ensuring that the price is correct , from an internal control point of view I want them to be involved in certifying that the price is correct . |
| 4 | I want them to be impressed by what they see . |
| 5 | I want them to be amused . |
| 6 | I 'd like to see what hard nosed er B A I E people would make of it you know people who are making a living from doing the same well you know when I employ somebody coming into the business this is what I want them to be able to do um this has always been of course an a criticism |
| 7 | I know them to be human creatures made in God 's image too , the womenfolk most lovely and most temperate ( for the most part ) , and I would not abet the evil Spaniard in his slanders . |
| 8 | As I gave my gun to the officials to keep , I warned them to be careful with it . |
| 9 | This is the case with the verb watch , which is never found in constructions with to : ( 45 ) * I watched them to be obnoxious . |
| 10 | Surprisingly , however , all these verbs ( except , apparently , watch can also be construed with the to infinitive : ( 36 ) I saw them to be obnoxious . |
| 11 | As for the barbecue , even the guides can handle it in an emergency , but after the strenuous river trip I prefer them to be able to relax . |
| 12 | And we were called into this long room at the erm it was at House at and er there was all these well I considered them to be old men , they could n't have been so old you see but I was only a boy . |
| 13 | Herbert , a 22-year-old Reading University history student , said : ‘ I wanted them to be prepared to die for it — and they nearly did . ’ |