Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] believe that " in BNC.

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1 People have told me the lemon was to mask the taste of the uneven products made at that time by unscientific country brewers ; I do not believe that .
2 For the Royal Family to remain secure they have to remain aloof — I do not believe that is right , but that is what they should have done .
3 Peter Archer QC , the former Attorney-General , argued that : ‘ I do not believe that Parliament ever decided , on the merits , to retain capital punishment for treason and piracy . ’
4 I do not believe that is true .
5 As a matter of fact , I do not believe that existential propositions , in particular those intended to transmit ontological claims , can be satisfactorily replaced by the relevant quantified paraphrases , in the manner suggested .
6 Opposition Members do not believe that is very generous because we know that the cost of putting together a serious buy-out offer is likely to be nearer to £250,000 .
7 I do not believe that to be so .
8 I do not believe that altruism , good neighbourliness or even the visions of Jean Monnet have been the motivation behind the EC but simply hard-headed self interest .
9 The Opposition and the electorate at large do not believe that .
10 I do not believe that licensing shops , for example , would help in practice .
11 But I do not believe that one goes as far as going to the figure that the County Council is proposing .
12 ‘ I do not believe that , ’ he said simply .
13 ‘ I do n't believe that , ’ Johnson said yesterday .
14 Well , I do n't believe that fur a start .
15 But personally I do n't believe that .
16 We do n't believe that was what the public intended when they donated to the Trust . ’
17 ‘ I do n't believe that , Brian , ’ says Vic .
18 ‘ The German news said it had fallen , but we do n't believe that . ’
19 ‘ You do n't believe that , do you ? ’ asked Mrs Lomax , as the Glory moved slowly down the rutted track .
20 But I do n't believe that .
21 I do n't believe that ! ’
22 Klensch is well-known in the trade for patting all the most dreadful couturiers on the back , claiming , ‘ If I say a show is bad and a designer has very little talent , it really can have an adverse effect and I do n't believe that is my job . ’
23 ‘ Obviously they do n't believe that . ’
24 ‘ People are starting to tell me I 'm a marked man but I do n't believe that , ’ he said .
25 But surely on the more austere view one can easily explain why it should be so peculiar to assert ‘ p but I do n't believe that p ’ .
26 Carrie said , ‘ You do n't believe that ? ’
27 Erm and you see people frequently charging across the middle or even to the right-hand side of them because they do n't believe that you know that that they have to you know er be observed and gone round and erm whatever .
28 Even you do n't believe that ! ’
29 ‘ I do n't believe that for a moment , ’ said Mr Fang unpleasantly .
30 Do n't do n't believe that .
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