Example sentences of "believe that [adj] [adj] [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He believed that all home-produced cheese would rise in price and that the number of varieties would shrink . |
| 2 | He believed that all living forms can be related into a single developmental sequence . |
| 3 | Norris believed that such national assets should remain in government hands ( pp. 30–1 ) . |
| 4 | He believed that many legitimate visitors would be forced to park on the main road because the council had closed the track . |
| 5 | Mrs Thatcher believed that greater local democracy would lead to a voter rebellion against high spending local authorities , forcing them to be less ambitious and more efficient . |
| 6 | In the Far East , they believed that Chinese Communist subversion would create increasing instability and prevent any reduction of force levels East of Suez . |
| 7 | She did not believe that the wicked could be caught by ten-year-old children and returned to the police station in exchange for a pony , any more than she believed that constant hot water would make young mothers smile constantly with relief and proud love . |
| 8 | Hoskyns believed that these new methods could prove that the alleged contrast between Jesus and Paul was wrong ; and that there was an identity between the Jesus who lived in Palestine and the Christ who was the object of the faith of the apostolic Church . |
| 9 | They all believed that several corresponding processes could be identified , especially in the field of kinship , which went automatically in parallel with technological evolution . |
| 10 | We should not regard their ‘ invention ’ of a structured gestural language as grounds for believing that earlier hominid handwaving could thus rapidly have attained parsable results . |
| 11 | This is one of the reasons why fertility is expected to rise a little in official projections , to 2.0 ( OPCS 1989a ) , although there are reasons for believing that these high expectations will not be matched by performance ( Shaw 1989 ) . |
| 12 | Although Robinson 's suggestions are attractive , Steers ( 1964 ) does not believe that all double spits can be explained as breached baymouth bars . |
| 13 | He did not believe that any such combinations would work , but he did not close his mind on continuing consultation . |
| 14 | However , I do not believe that any hon. Member would expect me to do what no other negotiating Minister has done , is doing or will do . |
| 15 | Clarke virtually admitted that he did not believe that these important issues should be discussed in public when he defended the government 's decision not to publish the advice on science funding which it had received from the Advisory Board for the Research Councils . |
| 16 | She wanted the record to last forever , because somehow she could n't believe that this incredible moment would ever be repeated again — surely she would never feel such anticipation , such sharp , glorious pleasure . |
| 17 | I could understand one man imagining that he saw a person in the immediate area of the box but it is hard to believe that two level-headed signalmen could have been mistaken enough to be confused by the same phenomenon . |
| 18 | with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used against him or another by a person or |
| 19 | ‘ with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used against him or another by any person ’ This means a deliberate frame of mind on the part of the offender to cause a certain belief on the part of the victim . |
| 20 | ‘ with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used against him or another by any person ’ This point , if used , can be proved by the officer in the case questioning the offender , e.g. ‘ Did you want that Notown Football Club supporter to believe that you and your friends were going to hit him ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ ( 1 ) A person is guilty of an offence if he — ( a ) uses towards another person threatening , abusive or insulting words or behaviour , or ( b ) distributes or displays to another person any writing , sign or other visible representation which is threatening , abusive or insulting , with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence will be used against him or another by any person , or to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by that person or another , or whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence will be used or it is likely that such violence will be provoked . ’ |
| 22 | Applying what was explained there , it may be said that a person intends to cause a person to believe that immediate unlawful violence will be used against him when he ( the person uttering the threats , etc. , ) either desires to cause such an effect , or when he realises what impact his conduct is almost certain to have and nevertheless persists with it . |
| 23 | And just as nobody at first believed that the Germans slaughtered Jews , nobody wanted to believe that young American soldiers could kill women and babies . |
| 24 | He was also cynical enough to believe that any other woman might be as unpleasant to live with . |
| 25 | By day , Claxby signal box is warm and friendly and it is difficult to believe that any mysterious events could take place there . |
| 26 | She still found it hard to believe that any British ship could be in danger so near to home ; even when Jock had explained that unless a submarine was in water deep enough in which to dive , an escort was essential . |
| 27 | But it is wishful thinking to believe that these complementary methods could instantly and completely replace the use of animals . |
| 28 | But it is hard to believe that three such bumblers could ever have got the paper off the ground . |
| 29 | If Alexander II had died before ascending the throne , it is hard to believe that some Russian Fortinbras would have said he was " likely , had he been put on , to have proved most royal " . |
| 30 | ‘ Hard to believe that this much litter could be caused by a few inebriated louts . ’ |