Example sentences of "believe that [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He believed that they had greater capacity to do so than previous generations and hence would be less in need of support from the state when they reached old-age — there was therefore no need to establish complex insurance machinery . |
| 2 | Some of the professionals believed that they had greater patience than their able-bodied colleagues , and often pointed out that their patients and clients had greater confidence in them and were more likely to take their advice . |
| 3 | Most of the disabled professionals believed that they had more knowledge of disability than their colleagues . |
| 4 | In Harvey ( 1981 ) 72 Cr App R 139 , the Court of Appeal held that whether a threat to kill , rape or maim was a proper means of reinforcing the demand was a question for the jury , as was the question whether the accused believed that he had reasonable grounds . |
| 5 | ‘ did , without having the consent of the owner or other lawful authority ’ Means that this offence is not committed if the accused believed that he had lawful authority to do it or that he would have had the owner 's consent if the owner knew of his doing it and the circumstances of it . |
| 6 | Now whenever I speak , this provides grounds for believing that I have vocal chords ; but it does not express that fact . |
| 7 | I do n't believe that you have any idea of what 's really going on in a country or culture until you live there . |
| 8 | It means to believe that one has legitimate authority , or that that person has authority over one . |
| 9 | I have reason to believe that you have relevant information about the affairs of the persons under investigation , and I therefore require you to answer questions or otherwise furnish information to me with respect to matters relevant to the investigation at Elm House , 10–16 , Elm Street , London , WC1X 0BJ on Thursday 13 June 1991 at 10 a.m . |
| 10 | But it 's not only Trodd and other producers who believe that what makes good work in a collaborative art is the challenge of having to justify decisions to your colleagues , and having colleagues who are not afraid to make those challenges . |
| 11 | I 'm here because I believe that we share many objectives and because I know that there 's more that unites us than divides us . |
| 12 | Pilots , and even instructors , often believe that they have good judgement and can land accurately anywhere because they can manage on their own site . |
| 13 | Since breaches of these norms can lead to an acquittal , there is a strong temptation to conceal breaches , especially when the police believe that they have strong evidence of guilt . |
| 14 | We have made £25 million available to local authorities for schemes involving housing associations and private owners ; we believe that they have considerable potential in regard to dealing with homelessness . |
| 15 | A purely linguistic account of authority claims to yield a simple explanation of what people believe who believe that someone has legitimate authority . |
| 16 | Moreover , I believe that he has another reason for clinging to the A level concept . |
| 17 | You seriously believe that I have some influence over your mother 's activities , Caroline ? ’ |
| 18 | We at Select were appalled at the severity of the court judgement against your magazine and believe that it raises serious impediments to press freedom . |
| 19 | a mi a very minor point that is that while we 're er carrying on these negotiations and I , I think it can be done without thought without er making the timespan from the start of this bypass , there is one minor point in that and I think it could be dealt with and , and that is the people of Brandon can see that , that the pedestrian crossing near the small roundabout in the centre of the town is far too close to that roundabout and they er believe that it causes considerable traffic hold ups and I see erm no reason why this pedestrian crossing should n't be moved |
| 20 | After the Act she might have believed that she had reasonable grounds for making her demand and that her threat was a proper means of reinforcing the demand . |
| 21 | Midani , the wealthy Lebanese who had always believed that he had first option should Edwards ever decide to sell , after trying to buy the club himself , insisted more than once : ‘ United must not be caused embarassment , ’ and seemed to be the one participant in what became an increasingly shabby affair who was conscious that great dignity was at stake . |
| 22 | Authors ' reply , — Peter J Lewis believes that we used non-optimal techniques in our study . |
| 23 | But the company believes that it has some products it can sell new , notably software for diagnosing faults in computers . |
| 24 | In relation to the right hon. Gentleman 's personal position , there is no hon. Member who believes that he intended any malice in what happened on the television show on Friday night . |
| 25 | Section 11(3) exonerates the accused " if he believes that he has lawful authority for the removal of the thing in question or that he would have it if the person entitled to it knew of the removal and the circumstances of it " . |
| 26 | However , a private customer can be an expert for this purpose only if : ( 1 ) The firm reasonably believes that he has sufficient experience and understanding to waive the private customer protections and can produce evidence of that . |
| 27 | Can he tell us of one chief officer of police in Britain who believes that he has sufficient police officers to perform the duties imposed upon him ? |
| 28 | Terrorism will come to an end when the terrorist no longer believes that he has any chance of securing his objective by the means that he is using . |