Example sentences of "believe [pers pn] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Some were less successful than others and had the appearance to Rose of blunt and rather insecure rowing boats , which to the end of her life she believed them to be . ) |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I said I believed them to be following the correct route and then crept off into the mist surreptitiously to whip out my compass . |
| 4 | Until I came to know and admire Nellie McClung , I had never encountered ‘ feminists ’ , and believed them to be aggressive . |
| 5 | In Phekoo by contrast the Court of Appeal went directly to the general principle , asking themselves Brett 's question , ‘ What would the position of the accused have been if the facts had been as he believed them to be ? ’ |
| 6 | Described in this way the aims of the project appear to have been ambitious ; the teachers believed them to be quite modest . |
| 7 | His defence was , therefore , that on the facts as he reasonably believed them to be , his use of force would not have been unlawful , and he was entitled to be acquitted according to the ordinary principles governing criminal liability . |
| 8 | If the facts actually were as he believed them to be , he would be entitled to act as he did . |
| 9 | It was held that Williams was not guilty , since had the facts been as he believed them to be , he would have been acting in defence of the other . |
| 10 | And it had been easy to ignore them , not to listen , to walk away , when he believed them to be just dirt . |
| 11 | The armed forces apparently believed them to be carrying an order for King Bhumibol Adulyadej to sign dismissing Gen. Sunthorn Kongsompong as Armed Forces Supreme Commander . |
| 12 | She told herself to clear all thought of their bankruptcy from her mind , to think like the rich he still believed them to be . |
| 13 | On the facts as he believed them to be he was not dishonest . |
| 14 | The forces of bourgeois society were opposed to slavery and serfdom not simply because they believed them to be economically undesirable , nor for moral reasons , but because they seemed incompatible with a market society based on the free pursuit of individual interest . |
| 15 | ‘ It was n't because you believed me to be unavailable , to keep me at bay , by any chance ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Not the helpless drug addict you once believed me to be ? ’ |
| 17 | Believing me to be an intellectual , Beth had spent the previous night searching for suitable words to read before the laying-on of hands . |
| 18 | This body of mine in which I had taken no pleasure or pride , he was honouring , saying to it , ‘ I love you , I love you , I love you , ’ believing me to be asleep , and I let him go on believing . |
| 19 | The Provisional IRA has shunned such groups , believing them to be ‘ trendy ’ revolutionaries . |
| 20 | Mexico is a country where the church does not have a strong grip on the population because of the force with which the revolutionaries opposed the clergy , believing them to be partly responsible for the backwardness of rural areas . |
| 21 | An investigative Thrills series which lifts the lid on the stupid , rubbish stunts bands pull mistakenly believing them to be big or clever . |
| 22 | He mistrusted their new attendants , Dighton and Slaughter , believing them to be the tools of his enemies . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Three of these were cleared on 16 March but , believing them to be floating mines , the Allies did not completely sweep the area . |
| 26 | Bourne did not quite know what to make of these tender morsels of nostalgic recollection but , believing them to be some sort of test , he held his peace , making no comment . |
| 27 | She looked towards the bag , where she 'd lovingly wrapped the two priceless items , believing them to be precious — but only because they 'd belonged to her beloved father . |
| 28 | Margaret Thatcher had no tolerance for jokes of any kind , believing them to be a waste of time . |
| 29 | Section 22(1) of the Theft Act 1968 stipulates : [ a ] person handles stolen goods if ( otherwise than in the course of the stealing ) knowing or believing them to be stolen goods he dishonestly receives the goods , or dishonestly undertakes or assists in their retention , removal , disposal or realisation by or for the benefit of another person , or if he arranges to do so . |
| 30 | It must be proved that the accused handled the goods " knowing or believing them to be stolen goods " and that he acted dishonestly . |