Example sentences of "and i [vb base] it [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Too many people believe football is nothing more than a game , but you and I know it to be so much more . |
| 2 | He thinks it 's a riding-crop handle , while my detecting partner and I fancy it to be a parasol-holder . |
| 3 | This difference has , of course , been noted by Parsons ( 1954 ) and Rueschemeyer ( 1964 ) , and I believe it to be a very important one . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm in a similar one next door , and I find it to be quite adequate . ’ |
| 6 | Eating was natural to me and I want it to be normal and natural again . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've told my promoter Barry Hearn that I want it to come off next September and I want it to be outdoors . |
| 8 | And I want it to be cheap . |
| 9 | Oh and I want it to be ready that 's all |
| 10 | I have a contract which I honour and I expect it to be honoured . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The Silver Sabre has restored my confidence and I consider it to be one of the best machines that I have used . |