Example sentences of "believe his [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He seems to have made the mistake of believing his own propaganda . |
| 2 | In my book the only time a manager should consider resigning is when he starts believing his own programme notes . |
| 3 | He could scarcely believe his good fortune . |
| 4 | Thomas Wilcox could hardly believe his good fortune and immediately put Midland 's money to use by expanding Crocker 's lending at a phenomenal rate . |
| 5 | Does anyone really believe his other car is a Porsche ? |
| 6 | But Mme Flaubert did n't believe his petite histoire . |
| 7 | He could hardly believe his bad luck though in the sixth frame as Wattana fluked the first red and proceeded to compile a total clearance of 136 , the highest break of the tournament so far . |
| 8 | More self-indulgent self-important twaddle , the product of a rock star who really did believe his own press , his own myth . |
| 9 | The fourth is not to believe his own publicity and think that the problem is fixed if the share price goes up . |
| 10 | The second clause , that if a knows that p then a believes that p ( we can read this as , seems minimal , and the third , that if a knows that p then his belief that p is justified , is there in order to prevent any lucky guess from counting as knowledge if the guesser is sufficiently confident to believe his own guess . |
| 11 | not to believe his dead Princess |
| 12 | Paradoxically , the average reader seems to believe his local paper more than a national one . |
| 13 | I believe his lasting sadness was to observe the devastation of his wife . |
| 14 | When he speaks on social issues MPs from all sides listen , but in Birkenhead , Labour left-wingers , including some former supporters , believe his free thinking has gone too far . |
| 15 | If tales are to be believed his improbable bulk was due to his eating raw Troll for a wager . |
| 16 | He believes his other strength is his patience . |
| 17 | Central defender Tony Mowbray believes his former team have a fighting chance at Old Trafford . |
| 18 | The Prime Minister believes his overwhelming need in the last week is to overcome scepticism about the government 's ability to deliver recovery , restore growth , and resume the increase in living standards that 20th-century electorates regard as a right . |
| 19 | Richards believes his 38-year-old player-boss should concentrate on the managerial side . |
| 20 | Bill Huntley ( right ) , head of home shopping believes his typical agent ‘ is 35 , married not working , has two kids and a Ford Escort ’ |
| 21 | A patient who believes his delusional thinking may not be in a position to give an informed refusal of medication , because he does not believe he is ill . |
| 22 | ‘ In five days , ’ said Harvey when we were outside the cubicle , ‘ we can indoctrinate a man so that he really believes his cover story better than he believes his own memory . |
| 23 | The trouble with the hon. Gentleman is that he believes his own propaganda . |
| 24 | Flanagan now believes his old club are one major signing away from becoming a dominant force in Irish football . |
| 25 | In his defence , Souness believes his no-nonsense approach has made him a marked man . |
| 26 | Downs also believes his novel training regime will help keep Hereford afloat at Sutton . |