Example sentences of "believe they [prep] [be] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He reported diligent perusal of the Dictionary and Figures and believed them to be the ‘ compleatest work of that kind extant ’ , but expressed his regret that many American plants had been omitted : he hoped to remedy this by sending specimens of growing plants within the next few years . |
| 2 | Conversely , it is thought that some employers will leap at the chance of employing enrolled nurses knowing or believing them to be a cheaper alternative in terms of pay . |
| 3 | Margaret Thatcher had no tolerance for jokes of any kind , believing them to be a waste of time . |
| 4 | In any case , the king crabs are unlikely to survive long , for the Chinese eat them and their eggs , believing them to be an aphrodisiac . |
| 5 | He mistrusted their new attendants , Dighton and Slaughter , believing them to be the tools of his enemies . |
| 6 | And I believe them to be the some of the nicest maps I 've ever seen . |
| 7 | That must vary from individual to individual and there is no need to say that simply to hold these views ( if one believes them to be the revealed will of God ) is in itself misogynist . |