Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So perhaps we should be thinking more about political education and perhaps we should be thinking more about encouraging them to be non-conformist in the sense that they are prepared to ask questions , to challenge and not to accept glib answers that teachers give out willy nilly … |
| 2 | I shall mention some of the issues to which the hon. Member for Stamford and Spalding ( Mr. Davies ) referred , although there seemed to be a lack of logic in his remarks because he cheered the Government on while encouraging them to be careful . |
| 3 | alcoholic they abilitating teaching them to , to live again and , and getting into the community , helping them to shop and you know helping them to be self sufficient . |
| 4 | It 'll establish efficient links between North Oxfordshire 's farmers and the police helping them to be quick off the mark if anything dubious is noticed . |
| 5 | The man finally stood up and went over to them imploring them to be quiet . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Many Laotians hold dolphins in high regard , believing them to be reincarnated people . |
| 8 | Three of these were cleared on 16 March but , believing them to be floating mines , the Allies did not completely sweep the area . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | An investigative Thrills series which lifts the lid on the stupid , rubbish stunts bands pull mistakenly believing them to be big or clever . |
| 11 | I mean , elementary education for girls the board schools was very much a case of training them to be good wives and mothers and so on . |
| 12 | Then she roused the two children , urging them to be quiet , and to quickly wash , dress , and eat a bowl of cornflakes . |
| 13 | Did n't you hear a couple of the men warning me to be careful on the way home and not start any arguments with you ? ’ |
| 14 | But suppose that , though believing himself to be liable , he gives a note or cheque only in response to a demand threatening legal proceedings ? |
| 15 | He had always run Virgin with something of the paternalism of a nineteenth-century Lancashire mill-owner , believing himself to be mindful of the welfare of his staff , if not always fully in touch with the vicissitudes of their day-to-day existence , but certainly never tolerating any direct challenge to his authority . |
| 16 | Like Crowther , Newsom accepted the tripartite system , believing there to be different levels of natural ability in children which could best be catered for by different kinds of school . |
| 17 | Suddenly he was surrounded by ten or a dozen street urchins in rags , imploring him to be generous . |
| 18 | ‘ What would he want a word about ? ’ she questioned hostilely , wanting him to be gentle as he had been that morning . |
| 19 | She is overcome with tenderness towards him , believing him to be asleep . |
| 20 | This would take some courage but something inside her was urging her to be honest . |
| 21 | Imagining her to be delicate , he was anxious for her not to strain her voice . |
| 22 | 203 , the corporation , having for a number of years paid purchase tax on manufactured stationery , erroneously believing it to be due , sought to recover it when it was held not to be chargeable . |
| 23 | People born since the 1890s have been unnaturally large because they have eaten too much protein believing it to be essential for growth , says survey author Geoffrey Cannon in New Woman magazine . |
| 24 | I have said nothing of metal , believing it to be offensive to any right-minded book lover , at least in his own home . |
| 25 | Finally , Solihull teachers generally do not consider that the use of the scheme constitutes any threat to them , believing it to be capable of showing cause for praise as well as blame . |
| 26 | It would be a mistake , however , to dismiss this aspect of the Liberal reform programme as being of no legislative or historical significance , at least in so far as the preceding details have revealed that the different schemes were the result of much thought and argument on the part of a number of interest groups , each of which cared about the transition process , believing it to be critical for the economic and moral welfare of working-class youth . |
| 27 | As for the dormeuse , it would seem to have been taken as far as Quatre Bras ; and there , according to his fellow officers von Oetlinger and von Humbracht , von Keller determined to open the necessaire that he had found in the carriage , believing it to be full of gold . |
| 28 | I am aware of one educated patient , with known duodenal ulcer , who had started taking this medicine for headache , believing it to be Ayurvedic and despite the facts that it is labelled as containing 530 mg aspirin and 100 mg paracetamol and that he had been instructed by his doctor to refrain from all pain-relieving medications like aspirin . |
| 29 | Thus , for example , a provision declaring signed accounts to be binding will not apply in the event that a partner is induced to sign a false account believing it to be true . |
| 30 | I am not alone , I feel , in believing it to be high time boxing is recognised for what it really is , a sordid and revolting spectacle of the baser human urges , demeaning alike to those who support or take part in it . |