Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] him to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I very much want him to be present at Kassel : he is a major artist ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ I just want him to be rational , ’ said Ellen . |
| 3 | In the many conversations I had with Ronnie that year , I never heard Ronnie deny it ; nor did I ever know him to be disloyal . |
| 4 | You could hardly expect him to be ready to defend it , or give his life for it . |
| 5 | I had always thought him to be egotistical and attention-seeking ; but apart from mentioning his invitation to the Dukakis Inaugural , he answered modestly , even humbly : praising his friend 's work and disparaging his own . |
| 6 | Carried away by his own eloquence , he said blithely that his father would surely prefer him to be married . |
| 7 | ‘ It is a real bonus after I fully expected him to be unavailable for the Poland match . |
| 8 | She half expected him to be angry , but he seemed amused rather than annoyed . |
| 9 | I 've never asked him to be faithful to me . |