Example sentences of "[pers pn] [det] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many expert fishkeepers will tell you that to be successful in the hobby you must first and foremost be a water manager . |
| 2 | ( ‘ Nature intended them all to be small and prickly , ’ Clare had pointed out unkindly in one animated discussion . ) |
| 3 | Biddy wanted them all to be able to ride all the horses , but knew she had to settle for far less . |
| 4 | But I always seem to end up lecturing when I 'm talking to him , you know instead of just saying , I was saying I want them all to be independent , you know ! |
| 5 | Despite the breeding of dogs into such a variety of shapes and sizes that an alien visitor to our planet would be forgiven for thinking them all to be different species , yet these miscellaneous varieties all exhibit the same essential behavioural tendencies as their wolf ancestors . |
| 6 | Theodora knew them all to be bitter , seedy and indigestible . |
| 7 | I do n't think Billy 's telling him enough to be honest . |
| 8 | Because Vitor had thanked him in his own language , the waiter took them both to be fellow compatriots and proceeded to chatter away in Portuguese , remarking on the sunny weather , suggesting choices of food and wine , complimenting them on Thomas 's cuteness and good behaviour . |
| 9 | If I meet my young son from school , laughing with his friends and waving to me and the dog , who wags its tail and barks in return , should I be supposed not to know what I am talking about if I pronounce them both to be conscious ? |
| 10 | close oneself to awareness from other viewpoints ; indeed , if full awareness were , required for the intelligent choosing of means , our thesis would invite the rejoinder : - ‘ If ‘ Be good' ’ follows from ‘ ‘ Be aware from all viewpoints ' ’ , why does not the urgent need to be aware of the people with whom we deal compel us all to be moral ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ For us all to be happy . ’ |