Example sentences of "they [vb base] to [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did look a nice old cat , they seem to be a nice |
| 2 | They seem to be a simple , happy-go-lucky folk who are content if they can merely catch a bus or two each day , and find a bit of a gap in the traffic to nip through , and survive till bedtime . |
| 3 | Hurricanes : we never used to have them ; now they seem to be a regular meteorological fixture . |
| 4 | They seem to be a gloomy lot . |
| 5 | They seem to be a darned queer family . |
| 6 | The correspondence I have received on the subject shows that members of the pension scheme are appreciative of what they consider to be a good scheme which is advantageous to their interests . |
| 7 | Two French collectors have announced what they consider to be a major find of six previously unknown Van Gogh drawings . |
| 8 | The plaintiffs seek to investigate what they consider to be a serious and complicated fraud . |
| 9 | Teachers without a coaching background feel insecure in attempting what they consider to be a difficult game to learn and so play safe with rounders or athletics . |
| 10 | Then , if they have learned to associate the feeling with stalling , they will move forwards on the stick , making what they remember to be a normal stall recovery . |
| 11 | Each of the examples in this section illustrate the complexities which lie behind the definition of problem and special need by professionals in what they believe to be a collaborative relationship with parents . |
| 12 | Sometimes a car slows down and the inhabitants wave and shout what they believe to be a significant phrase . |
| 13 | There will be other readers who may look wistfully at the attractions of religious faith but are restrained by the folklore and fashions of what they suppose to be a current scientific philosophy . |
| 14 | The feature of Althusser 's view that repels his liberal critics is his neglect of what they take to be a central distinction between the essential and contingent properties of individuals . |
| 15 | There is the one where a madcap home supporter gingerly urinates from above on opposition fans who are innocently drinking tea in what they take to be a gentle drizzle . |
| 16 | They were like astronauts landing on the moon and finding footprints in the dust , or like the mountain climbers in Jules Verne who , having at last reached the summit of what they take to be a virgin Himalayan peak , find a sign saying : M. Durand , Dentist , 14 rue Caumartin , Paris . |
| 17 | They have to be a good thing for anyone who is content to be out of shares and keep part of their money in liquid money funds ’ . |
| 18 | Flown by Polish-trained Iskra pilot , Janusz Abczynski , the aircraft , N501SH , is one of 25 such machines that were imported into the USA by Wilke Associates , who have also established parts support , service and training for what they see to be a top contender in the sport jet market . |