Example sentences of "believe that [ex0] [be] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Morgan and Engels believed that there were several peoples who still practices group marriage .
2 State 3 to State 4 — usually if the approximate number of blocks for the item was estimated too high , resulting in Offline believing that there is more space available even though it is physically full
3 How far " out " , were the Greeks in believing that there were 360 days in a year ?
4 Britain had been equally emphatic about the EDC , believing that there were simpler ways of achieving West German rearmament .
5 I have met wonderful doctors who really cared for their old patients , but sometimes the doctors were dismissive and rude , believing that there was little point in wasting valuable resources on the elderly as they were going to die soon anyway .
6 The UK joined the USA in declaring from Aug. 13 that it would enforce UN sanctions , believing that there was sufficient legitimacy for this on the basis of a request from the Kuwaiti Emir in exile , but obtaining UN endorsement on Aug. 25 for the use of appropriate " measures " to verify the cargoes and destination of shipping .
7 Ca n't believe that there 's more ironing here !
8 and erm I do n't believe that there are many christians there .
9 Looking at the particular issue of derelict areas erm within this area , er Hambledon does n't erm believe that there are any areas which could be reclaimed or enhanced by a new settlement .
10 Unfortunately , there are other reasons to make us believe that there are alternate universes .
11 ‘ I do believe that there are some signs that consumer spending is beginning to pick up . ’
12 On his way home the son did not believe that there was any possibility of his father forgiving him .
13 It is interesting that Golgi himself , who got the Nobel Prize in part for this work , did n't believe that there were individual neurons within the brain , preferring to think of it as a continuous network of fibres , and he persisted with this mistake despite the evidence of his own staining technique .
14 They yeah we used to call in Tex and he , he could n't believe that there were old people living in Walsall at the time in this country the size of England , and people living in Walsall that had never seen the sea in their lives , and this guy coming from America could n't believe this .
15 I did not believe that there were large savings to be made simply from reducing the size of the rail network .
16 It leads people to believe that there is excessive bureaucracy and overlap and the potential for waste .
17 We are led to believe that there are administrative problems .
18 that he had no reason to believe that there was any person within hearing or sight who was likely to be caused harassment , alarm or distress , or
19 This reading of the section is reinforced by the existence of the defence in section 5(3) ( a ) that the actor had no reason to believe that there was any person within sight or hearing likely to suffer harassment , alarm or distress .
20 ‘ It is a defence for the accused to prove — ( a ) that he had no reason to believe that there was any person within hearing or sight who was likely to be caused harassment , alarm or distress , or ( b ) that he was inside a dwelling and had no reason to believe that the words or behaviour used , or the writing , sign or other visible representation displayed , would be heard or seen by a person outside that or any other dwelling , or ( c ) that his conduct was reasonable . ’
21 In their study of a sample of divorcees , Thornes and Collard ( 1979 ) found that wives tended to believe that there were marital problems much earlier on in the marriage .
22 Further I believe that there is one concept and one only that can satisfy that need , and that is the concept of a Created God with origins founded , as are those of mankind itself , in the very beginnings of life on earth .
23 Some psychologists believe that there is constant activity in the nervous system and that the feedback makes possible a continuous re-adaptation and correction of incorrect practices , even while they are occurring . "
24 We do at times use ‘ belief in ’ language to mean something similar to ‘ belief that ’ — as in ‘ I believe in ghosts ’ , which surely includes the idea , ‘ I believe that there is some evidence ghosts exist ’ .
25 The fact , as one commentator has pointed out , that bidders are prepared to pay substantial premiums over the existing stock market valuation of a company in order to gain control indicates that despite the presence of the take-over threat bidders still believe that there is considerable scope for efficiency gains .
26 Moreover , Cochrane et al. believe that there is considerable potential for increased productivity as new cultivars are developed that are better suited to the relatively poor soils and if irrigation is extended , especially in Brazil .
27 We believe that there are strong arguments in favour of unitary authorities .
28 The Pentagon and the National Security Council are openly sceptical of Mr Gorbachev 's chances , and of his ambitions , while the Secretary of State , Mr Jim Baker , and probably Mr Bush , believe that there are trustworthy deals to be done .
29 I believe that there are many examples of people having to pay large sums to solicitors who are not experienced in immigration matters to deal with such matters .
30 Lilliputians believe that there are two sides to the law .
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