diff --git a/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/01_example_majority.metta b/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/01_example_majority.metta
index 3e000a614..1949ac883 100644
--- a/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/01_example_majority.metta
+++ b/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/01_example_majority.metta
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 !(bind! &b (bhv-new))
 !(bind! &c (bhv-new))
 
-(= (abc) (bhv-majority &a &b &c ))
+!(bind! &abc (bhv-majority &a &b &c ))
 
-!(bhv-std-apart-relative &a (abc))
-!(bhv-is-related &a (abc))
+!(bhv-std-apart-relative &a &abc)
+!(bhv-is-related &a &abc)
 
 
diff --git a/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/02_example_perm.metta b/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/02_example_perm.metta
index 69ac58e32..4e1a172b6 100644
--- a/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/02_example_perm.metta
+++ b/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/02_example_perm.metta
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 !(bind! &perm1 (bhv-new-perm))
 (= (perm1 $x) (bhv-apply-perm &perm1 $x))
 
-(= (ab) (bhv-majority &a &b ))
+!(bind! ab (bhv-majority &a &b ))
 
 ; Should return False since a is permuted but ab is not permuted
-!(bhv-is-related (perm1 &a) (ab))
+!(bhv-is-related (perm1 &a) ab)
 
 ;Should return True
-!(bhv-is-related (perm1 &a) (perm1 (ab)))
+!(bhv-is-related (perm1 &a) (perm1 ab))
 
 
 
diff --git a/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/03_example_dict.metta b/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/03_example_dict.metta
index 7a027b12f..4d9f85367 100644
--- a/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/03_example_dict.metta
+++ b/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/03_example_dict.metta
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 !(bind! &k3 (bhv-new))
 
 
-(= (dict) (bhv-majority (bhv-bind &v1 &k1) (bhv-bind &v2 &k2) (bhv-bind &v3 &k3) ))
-(= (v1_retrived) (bhv-bind &k1 (dict)))
+!(bind! dict (bhv-majority (bhv-bind &v1 &k1) (bhv-bind &v2 &k2) (bhv-bind &v3 &k3) ))
+!(bind! v1_retrived (bhv-bind &k1 dict))
 
-!(bhv-std-apart-relative (v1_retrived) &v1)
-!(bhv-is-related (v1_retrived) &v1)
+!(bhv-std-apart-relative v1_retrived &v1)
+!(bhv-is-related v1_retrived &v1)
 
 
diff --git a/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/04_example_dollar_of_mexico.metta b/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/04_example_dollar_of_mexico.metta
index 05a635e95..2c2474300 100644
--- a/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/04_example_dollar_of_mexico.metta
+++ b/python/sandbox/bhv_binding/04_example_dollar_of_mexico.metta
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@
 !(bind! &peso (bhv-new))
 
 
-(= (USA) (bhv-majority (bhv-bind &name &united_states) (bhv-bind &capital_city &washington_dc) (bhv-bind &money &dollar) ))
-(= (MEX) (bhv-majority (bhv-bind &name &mexico) (bhv-bind &capital_city &mexico_city) (bhv-bind &money &peso) ))
+!(bind! USA (bhv-majority (bhv-bind &name &united_states) (bhv-bind &capital_city &washington_dc) (bhv-bind &money &dollar) ))
+!(bind! MEX (bhv-majority (bhv-bind &name &mexico) (bhv-bind &capital_city &mexico_city) (bhv-bind &money &peso) ))
 
-(= (Pair)  (bhv-bind (USA) (MEX)))
+!(bind! Pair (bhv-bind USA MEX))
 
 ; should return True here
-!(bhv-is-related (bhv-bind (USA) &money) &dollar)
+!(bhv-is-related (bhv-bind USA &money) &dollar)
 
 
-(= (dollar_of_mexico) (bhv-bind &dollar (Pair)))
+!(bind! dollar_of_mexico (bhv-bind &dollar Pair))
 
 ; should return True here. "Dollar of mexico" is peso
-!(bhv-is-related (dollar_of_mexico) &peso)
+!(bhv-is-related dollar_of_mexico &peso)