Example sentences of "believed [pron] to [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He reported diligent perusal of the Dictionary and Figures and believed them to be the ‘ compleatest work of that kind extant ’ , but expressed his regret that many American plants had been omitted : he hoped to remedy this by sending specimens of growing plants within the next few years . |
| 2 | On the facts the sole issue was whether he believed himself to be the beneficiary . |
| 3 | For , after all , it was not humility that restrained her from believing herself to be at first sight infinitely interesting , for she believed herself to be the equal even of Clelia Denham : it was simply a deference to the law of probability . |
| 4 | Of this person she could form no idea other than that Hugh believed him to be the owner of whatever was in the sack and that he was in some way connected with the outlaws ' Camp . |
| 5 | Tavett was too preoccupied with his fear that Wickham believed him to be the murderer to form any judgments . |
| 6 | The Aztecs believed it to be the ‘ sweat of the sun ’ whilst the Egyptians connected gold with their Sun God , Ra . |
| 7 | This became extended through the process of emulation , by which lower groups in the hierarchy sought to copy the higher groups , a strategy so fundamental that Veblen believed it to be the foundation for the concept of private property ( 1970 : 33–40 ) . |
| 8 | Mark rose from his chair fully aware that politicians believed themselves to be the best informed people in the world , which made them a very sceptical audience for any speaker . |
| 9 | The primatial claim was the richest and rarest of the gifts of which the monks of Canterbury believed themselves to be the custodians . |