Example sentences of "have [adv] believed that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He had mistakenly believed that total retirement from first-class cricket was necessary before he could avail himself of the pension fund for West Indies Test cricketers .
2 Juliana had mistakenly believed that large earrings and wide belts would just draw attention to her size ( being tall makes her feel big ) but , in fact , anything too small looks insipid and unnoticeable .
3 Although a homeowner myself , I have always believed that communal ownership on a small scale would solve many problems associated with terminal illness or permanent disablement .
4 For many years the French have firmly believed that regular pummelling is vital to the body beautiful .
5 I am a lifetime supporter of British membership of the European Community , but I have never believed that that support implies acceptance of a united states of Europe .
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