Example sentences of "he believe [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will go about the city in the weeks to come , and Phil will point out things behind doorways and up courtyards that he 'd never noticed , and explain how the whole set-up of the city is really a conspiracy , and read out public notices in a voice that makes them suddenly ridiculous , and persuade him to believe preposterous stories . |
| 2 | A Ford spokesman said he believed industrial action was a long way off . |
| 3 | Ford personnel director John Hougham said he believed industrial action was still a long way off . |
| 4 | Colborne was pulling the other way : he said there was a social revolution going on outside the palace gates ; he believed young people needed leadership as they never had needed it before , and the Prince was the one who could lead them . |
| 5 | Berkeley 's reason for thinking this was that he believed mental contents to be mental images , and there can not be a general image . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , for example , he believed certain things which were wrong ( such as the tenets of Unitarianism ) , and he believed them for the wrong reasons ( such as the theistic proofs ) . |
| 7 | He believed human beings to be conscious of their cunning . |
| 8 | He told the Guardian that he believed senior management took deliberate steps to hush up the dangers . |
| 9 | He turned down a job in a famous public school and wrote to Aunt Lilian , a long , very high-flown letter , saying that he believed social segregation in education to be totally wrong and that he could have no part in perpetuating it . |
| 10 | If there are two elections this year — which all the pollsters are naturally hoping for — he believes political polls may account for up to 15 p.c. , with market research accounting for the rest . |
| 11 | But a senior social worker says he believes young offenders who are sent to court for first offences are far more likely to commit new crimes . |
| 12 | He believes young drivers should take every chance to learn more about safe driving |
| 13 | He believes perinatal trauma to be a likely contributing factor , because this in theory could produce damage to the right hemisphere . |
| 14 | The Office of Fair Trading director general Sir Gordon Borrie has warned brewers he will use powers available through the Competition Act and Fair Trading Act if he believes long-term supply agreements are being used to frustrate the loosening of the tie . |
| 15 | But with the media increasingly eager to report environmental affairs , he believes public awareness is widening . |
| 16 | he believes cumulative stress which builds up over time , should be classified as an industrial injury for which people can claim compensation . |
| 17 | He believes local taxation should reflect a person 's ability to pay . |