Example sentences of "decided [pers pn] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided I was a very stupid fool not to at least paint as I wanted to and say what I wanted to when I painted as that seemed to be the only thing I could do that did n't concern anybody but myself — that was nobody 's business but my own . |
| 2 | ‘ At which point you decided I was a tramp , ’ she said tonelessly . |
| 3 | Neverthless the Republicans decided she was a dangerous , radical feminist , even though as she travelled round the country with him Mrs Clinton showed she could stand by her man as effectively as any woman . |
| 4 | She decided he was a good deal more accomplished than the people he served . |
| 5 | Barmby was in the same England youth team as Ryan Giggs before the Manchester United winger decided he was a Welshman . |
| 6 | Towering above Carol and Subhadra he decided he was a clumsy , cumbersome giant . |
| 7 | He did so well he has since won three England caps as a midfielder and Liverpool decided he was the man they wanted , although they have tried him back in his striking role in recent games . |
| 8 | In the end , he decided it was a classic he could n't improve on . |
| 9 | And I decided it was a successful briefing , you know . |
| 10 | That pleased the smart set , but secretly the old money decided it was a bit tacky . |
| 11 | They were therefore leaving it exposed to the elements until it reached the point where ministers decided it was a waste of time and money to restore it . |
| 12 | I soon decided it was a mug 's game to get emotionally involved with any aircrew , as they were killed off with such regularity . |
| 13 | Masklin decided it was a diplomatic time to wake up . |
| 14 | I decided it was a good idea to write things down rather than depending on the tape because erm I 'm not actually going to get round to transcribing the tape quickly enough to use it as minutes . |
| 15 | Two of us decided in favour of The Sunday Times and against Mrs Thatcher , and those two did n't give a damn for Mrs Thatcher , we each of us decided it was a matter of principle , knowing that we were bound to be criticised , whatever we did , and we decided it , and there 's an end of it . |
| 16 | I decided it was a good time to ask him the final questions about Stapleton and the hound . |
| 17 | ‘ Look , I 'm not — ’ Owen began but decided it was a waste of time . |
| 18 | But when she married and moved to a distant part of the country , I decided it was the moment for me to change my life too . |
| 19 | You stopped because you both decided it was the right thing to do for you at the time . |
| 20 | The repossession problem was apparent a long time before the politicians decided it was an issue — the figure of 80,000 , which is equivalent to a town the size of Coventry , referred to homes that HAD already been repossessed . |
| 21 | They decided it was an accident , but I did n't agree . |