Example sentences of "[pers pn] believe the [noun sg] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , I believe the Buid to be highly unusual in their condemnation of aggression in their dealings with all but the animal and spirit worlds . |
| 2 | I have dwelt on it at some length because I believe the opposite to be the case . |
| 3 | In the end , I believe the matter to be no more complicated than this : I had given myself too much to do . |
| 4 | ( 35 ) what do you believe the detective to be ? what did Leonard prove the theorem to be ? what will Atkins guarantee her picture to be ? |
| 5 | While we believe THE FACE to be a pretentious load of bollocks that 's completely lost the plot , we support absolutely your right to continue printing such old tosh . |
| 6 | These included raising the age of consent to eighteen , abolishing the notorious ‘ escape clause ’ ( allowing male defendants in assault cases to claim they believed the girl to be over sixteen ) , extending the time limit for prosecutions and criminalizing incest and male importuning . |
| 7 | The Lithuanian government said that it believed the group to be a " protective cloak for OMON or more likely the KGB " . |
| 8 | ‘ I understand he believed the club to be badly run and the resources of the club to be used unethically , sir . ’ |
| 9 | I don " t speak Czech ( p. 72 ) ) reverse the Politeness Principle by emphasising his disagreement and carry with them the clear implication that he believes the captain to be lying . |