Example sentences of "[vb past] never [adv] believed " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd never exactly believed that his life was charmed youngest in a family of seven in Stoke Newington would have been a damned strange place to start out from if that had been the case — but he 'd never believed himself to be one of life 's victims either . |
| 2 | Though he 'd never really believed that any woman would behave that coldly and that violently in response to an attack . |
| 3 | She 'd never really believed he was importing undeclared goods , or in any way breaking the law . |
| 4 | She had never wholly believed it , but oh , how desperately she had wanted to ! |
| 5 | Jane realised then that she had never really believed in covered wagons , other than as a vehicle for John Wayne . |
| 6 | Though impulsive in some ways , she was an ordinary , practical girl who had never really believed in grand passion or love at first sight . |
| 7 | He was surprised to see Mrs Brocklebank and slightly more surprised to see Ben Brocklebank whom he had never absolutely believed in before , thinking him more an excuse than a man , someone Mrs B. sheltered behind when it suited her not to do something . |