Example sentences of "i know [pron] [prep] be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know him to be a child with a warm heart , ’ said Rose . |
| 2 | Here we might admit that my belief is true and justified but refuse to grant that I know there to be a sheep in the field . |
| 3 | ‘ I know you to be a compassionate man , ’ the queen-dowager told him . |
| 4 | Yet even as I think it , I know it to be a ridiculous thought . |
| 5 | I was pleased when he asked me to do the test-flying programme for him and I had no qualms in agreeing , as I knew him to be a meticulous engineer . |
| 6 | I knew it from being a kid , but I did n't even know the name of it . ’ |