Example sentences of "[vb pp] it to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had expected it to be cold but it surprised me with a suddenness that wrenched my breath away . |
| 2 | considered it to be irrecoverable where the money was paid to close the transaction or was paid under a mistake of law . |
| 3 | I heard Brad having a conversation again today about Ooh I do n't feel ye I heard him saying why do n't we feel very happy about this and not and not happy with the subjects and I do n't feel very happy about running the session so go up this way he 's never done the work you see so he 's trying to learn it from i instructions and things and a lot of the time you need to have actually done it to be able to talk about it |
| 4 | And that the county feels that there is a case for this sweeping up policy now in nineteen ninety three whereas in nineteen eighty the Panel had felt it to be inappropriate . |
| 5 | Wellcome 's share price lost 85p in early dealing after news that trials of its anti-Aids drug , AZT , had shown it to be ineffective in treating the virus . |
| 6 | Tests carried out by Australia 's CSIRO research body has shown it to be effective against over 30 pests ranging from beetles to nematodes . |
| 7 | The theoretical advantage of this technique is that it deals directly with the oesophageal varices without affecting liver perfusion : a prospective study has shown it to be superior to standard and distal splenorenal shunts in patients with portal hypertension secondary to schistosomiasis . |
| 8 | They have occurred because policy makers or practitioners have judged it to be appropriate to their views and implementation has begun . |
| 9 | But the reason for the discussion was that recently , he had found it to be true . |
| 10 | Until now he had never believed it to be true , that something as heavy as gold could fall naturally from the sky . |
| 11 | ‘ I have always assumed it to be apocryphal . ’ |
| 12 | Someone has already taught it to be aggressive towards people : they have reinforced a natural tendency for aggression and its expression . |
| 13 | They had meant it to be special , but at the time , it had been dreadful , and when they began to sing Happy Birthday , Jay had burst into tears and run out of the room . |