Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] believe [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Virginia did n't really believe all the tales she heard about the witch of Wardle Wood — or , at least , she tried not to believe them . |
| 2 | If she did not believe him they could go together to the man . |
| 3 | The pilot , with no diplomatic clearance number , made one up ; air-traffic control did not believe him , but he managed to weave his way towards Iran even as he argued with them . |
| 4 | Somehow the Bookman did not believe him . |
| 5 | PC Sparkes did not believe him . |
| 6 | At first we did not believe him . |
| 7 | I did not believe him — but I wanted to . |
| 8 | She did not believe him . |
| 9 | When she said she did not know ( which was true , for a long time ) they did not believe her . |
| 10 | I had not believed her then , and I did not believe her now . |
| 11 | Oliver did not believe her , but he thought that at last this might be an opportunity to escape . |
| 12 | But she did not speak in her usual natural way , and Mary did not believe her . |
| 13 | Even her own family did not believe her . |
| 14 | He did not believe her . |
| 15 | His tone was without menace , but Lisa sensed he did not believe her . |
| 16 | Still he did not believe her . |
| 17 | She did not believe me . |
| 18 | He shook his head doubtfully as if he did not believe me but did n't want to be harsh about saying so . |
| 19 | At first , of course , Richard did not believe me . |
| 20 | And when I told them that in my country there were millions just like me , they did not believe me , but just smiled . |
| 21 | My mother , quite properly , did not believe me , but as I was now clearly an adult , even if an unsatisfactory one , she could not directly accuse me of lying . |
| 22 | I told him , although it was not true , that the local carabinieri had said he would not remain locked up there for long , but I am sure he did not believe me . |
| 23 | He did not believe me . |
| 24 | But I could see from the look in his eyes that he did not believe me . |
| 25 | Then , although I did not believe them for a moment , I stored them away in my memory against a rainy day . |
| 26 | She thought often of his words , but in her heart she did not believe them . |
| 27 | He said there was never a day when he did not believe they would survive . |
| 28 | James Stephen did not believe they would ever reconcile their pursuit of profits with policies of amelioration . |
| 29 | A security official said : ‘ We did not believe we would have to put up with this type of behaviour . |
| 30 | ‘ If I did not believe I could lift Darlington I would not have taken the job . |