Example sentences of "[pron] considered it [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ I came because I considered it to be my duty , ’ he informed her quietly . |
| 3 | I considered it to be my duty . ’ |
| 4 | There were those who considered it to be a purely defensive step , and this gave rise to rumour . |
| 5 | ‘ I assume you considered it to be your duty to kiss me and — and … ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ’ . |
| 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 " . |