Example sentences of "[noun pl] i [vb base] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , yes , I know that , O.K. , I said , you 're their mother , and you decided against their father for reasons I take to be desolate , but would n't some Asian studies in St. James 's Square at the Institute of International Affairs be less perilous until they are both over , say , four ? |
| 2 | The thread I have chosen to follow is that of houses I consider to be perfect period pieces or exceptional architectural masterpieces , and hence they are not always conventionally representative of their particular period . |
| 3 | The only times I do not want to be a writer are when I want to be a painter , and the only times I want to be a painter are when I am taken by the cast or mobility on a person 's face . |
| 4 | To weigh my principles against the risks I appear to be running . |
| 5 | ‘ Within 10 years I hope to be the governor of Colorado , ’ he says . |
| 6 | In all things I desire to be ruled by Our Holy Mother the Church . |
| 7 | The sorts of things I happen to like , the sorts of things I happen to be good at or bad at . |
| 8 | It , I think I had a good life there and I 've got no regrets I think to be public transport is , is a good thing . |