Example sentences of "i [vb base] believe that " in BNC.
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| 1 | If anything , I tend to believe that it will make you unhappy : either immediately unhappy , as you are impaled by incompatibility , or unhappy later , when the woodworm has quietly been gnawing away for years and the bishop 's throne collapses . |
| 2 | I begin to believe that the House will clap itself to death one day . |
| 3 | I happen to believe that many of them are very well documented , even proved . |
| 4 | I happen to believe that the fears that have been voiced on that account are exaggerated . |
| 5 | I always do my best , run my heart out , give one hundred per cent for the athletics fans , and I like to believe that they in turn appreciate that , as well as the fact that I do run a lot in Britain . |
| 6 | The reason why I continue to believe that Heseltine 's best chance of getting the Tory leadership lies in the aftermath of an election defeat has nothing to do with inside knowledge . |
| 7 | He quoted a letter in which Phillips says ‘ I continue to believe that Mike Edwards bent a key in my hand without ever touching it . ’ |
| 8 | I do not overlook De Gourmont 's plea for a meeting of the nations but I do believe that when they meet Paris will be more than slightly abashed to find parodies of the middle ages , Dante and Langue D'Oc foisted upon it as the best in United States poetry . |
| 9 | Now this may not be characteristic of modern Christianity — more the pity for it — but I do believe that it is a just reflection of New Testament Christianity , because in the earliest preaching the emphasis falls on his resurrection . |
| 10 | Although I do not begin to claim the sort of historical breadth of either Brown or Bynum , I do believe that their approach is not only helpful but necessary if we are going , as we must , to use the lives of women before us to encourage us forward . |
| 11 | However , I do believe that intensely private moments should not be captured on film , but this is left very much up to the integrity of the individual photographer . ’ |
| 12 | I do believe that then for the first time it dawned on people that Northern Ireland was a series of Catholic and Protestant ghettoes . |
| 13 | ‘ At this stage it is too early ti give an accurate figure for the likely return to depositors , however I do believe that in due course it should be substantial . |
| 14 | Although I had thrown a stink-bomb through their letter-box ( I was dared to do so ) and had once pulled the belt off Gertie 's dress when teasing her , I do believe that I was the nearest to being a friend of Jossey 's , than anyone . |
| 15 | I do believe that in years gone by they paid the annual rent for Low Birk Hatt by spinning and knitting . |
| 16 | I remember the wedding and I do believe that Mr Foster was a bit younger than she , but he was a very sincere and deeply caring person . |
| 17 | I do believe that came about because of an incident for which Grandfather Hauxwell was responsible . |
| 18 | However , this is clearly not what is going on in anorexia nervosa , although I do believe that emptiness is being used as a metaphor . |
| 19 | I do believe that the debate round grievance/disciplinary issues and discrimination by members will really test both the Union 's commitment to EOP and to fighting oppression , as well as how different oppressed groups tackle their own attitudes towards other oppressions . |
| 20 | ‘ I do believe that in addition to selling religious materials like bibles , Chelmsford cathedral and other churches should be allowed to sell guidebooks to the cathedral , postcards of the cathedral and other ancillary items on a Sunday . |
| 21 | But I do believe that women experience another , relentless denial of their powers , which begins as soon as they can speak , if not before , and makes the act of writing for them primarily an act of rebellion . |
| 22 | I am always accused of , and criticised for , my comments on the establishment that runs British tennis and it is true that I have been , and will continue to be , critical in the future , but I do believe that constructive critical assessment performs a valuable function . |
| 23 | On the other hand , I do believe that English speaking referees who are exposed exclusively to the opinions of a mischievous English press are likely to be adversely influenced . |
| 24 | I do believe that a great work of art strikes a subtle balance between what seems too obvious and what seems too difficult . … |
| 25 | Such characteristics as initiative , purposefulness , persistence and self-control are developed through sport and , while I am not sold on the idea of sport as a builder of ‘ character ’ , I do believe that these capacities serve important functions in self-actualization , that tendency of all human beings to develop their full potentialities . |
| 26 | The Prime Minister retorted angrily : ‘ I do believe that on reflection you might be ashamed of some of the things you have just said . ’ |
| 27 | But I do believe that Nick Serota and the Tate chairman Dennis Stevenson have the sense of purpose and the energy to make it happen . |
| 28 | As Carolyn observes : ‘ I 'm not a terribly spiritual person but I do believe that she was meant to do what she is doing and she certainly believes that . |
| 29 | I ca n't get under trying to change the perceptions of white policemen but I do believe that black policemen have a strong responsibility to protect their people . |
| 30 | Ultimately I do believe that life is priceless and a great joy and that view is bound to seep through into my work . |