Example sentences of "not believe [pron] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It could not believe its fortune .
2 Although Computing Science ( or Computer Science ) as a field has changed dramatically in the last ten years and will continue to do so in the next ten , I do not believe its boundaries have altered significantly .
3 Quantum Corp , Milpitas does not believe its disk drives infringe Rodime Plc patents and it is counter-suing the Scottish company , asking the US Court for the District of Minnesota to declare the patent not infringed and anyway unenforceable .
4 Robertson Nicoll told A. S. Peake in 1898 , ‘ You would not believe what hosts of letters I get , and do not print , about the kind of thing that is preached in many of our chapels just now , especially by the younger men ’ .
5 He did not believe her promise not to betray him , and he feared that he would now be caught , and hung .
6 Her parents did not believe her story but , when she said it had happened again , her father secretly observed her .
7 Relating that to Labour 's ‘ unprecendented mass conversion ’ to moderation in Brighton last week , Mrs Thatcher said she did not believe her opponents now stood for home ownership , strong defence and financial rectitude .
8 She was a baby , and , in any case , he could not believe her feelings went very deep .
9 The known facts about Shakers are carefully set out by June Sprigg and I do not believe her work is a romantic history .
10 Sally-Anne could not believe her luck !
11 She could not believe her eyes when she saw the Tillers being marched off in the crocodile line to the English Girls ' Club after rehearsals .
12 She had stood a moment , a long pause ; at first ( her suitcase , the littered money ) she could not believe her eyes .
13 Mademoiselle stared at the enormous thing as if she really could not believe her eyes , she gave a shriek even louder than Mary-Lou had given .
14 As she turned to greet the father with his offspring , the midwife could not believe her ears : ‘ Place it on the fire , ’ he commanded .
15 Shiona could not believe her ears .
16 They could not believe their eyes — the train appeared to be following them .
17 They did not believe their blood was consecrated . ’
18 Though we had parted for ever , I did not believe our love was lost .
19 If I did not believe our politics — our socialism — worthy of majority support , I would not be in politics .
20 Underground services are more difficult to locate and identify — the claim of the British Gas advertisement on television that ’ you would not believe our main crossed here ’ is only too true .
21 There was obvious tension between Slozil , Steffi Graf 's former coach , and Capriati and between the coach and Mr Capriati , who did not believe his daughter was spending enough time practising on court .
22 Voeller could not believe his luck and had the simple task of tapping the ball into an empty goal .
23 CHELMSFORD City manager Joe O'Sullivan could not believe his luck as he named an unchanged side in advance of today 's Beazer Premier clash with Bashley at New Writtle Street .
24 He could not believe his luck .
25 Crump could not believe his luck .
26 My father could not believe his luck .
27 Livings , who had come to Thorpe expecting a host of small , annoying revisions , could not believe his luck .
28 She could not believe his secrecy .
29 The five smaller parties represented in the new ‘ coalition government ’ yesterday withdrew their support for Mr Krenz , saying they did not believe his assurances that he was unaware of the large-scale corruption among the previous communist leadership .
30 The five smaller parties represented in the new ‘ coalition government ’ yesterday withdrew their support for Mr Krenz , saying they did not believe his assurances that he was unaware of the large-scale corruption among the previous Communist leadership .
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