Example sentences of "she believe [conj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Like Finn , she believed that Lydia had now relented , mistaking her lack of interest for compliance , which led to further misunderstandings at bedtime when Lydia told Finn that he was to sleep in the tiny room where she kept the oil lamps which was furnished with a camp bed and sleeping-bag .
2 She believed that girls needed a fair dose of daily and vigorous exercise .
3 The more she considered the matter , the more she believed that Rose Cottage was as much a victim as she .
4 A firm advocate of temperance , she believed that drink was the cause of much of the crime , vice , and misery of the poor .
5 Julian , of course , would not have described herself as a prophet , because like all monotheists at this date , she believed that God 's revelation was complete and that the day of prophecy was therefore over .
6 She told me that she believed that evil was real , and not merely the absence of good , which , I felt , was a good start .
7 Harry had told her very little about his discussion with Sir Gregory : all she knew was that Tristram had been caught trespassing and that Jennifer had been caught going to meet him ; but although each had sworn that nothing untoward had happened , and their reserve and good behaviour seemed to confirm their innocence , Ann could not forget the scandal they had caused ten years before , nor could she believe that Tristram would have scaled the Roscarrock wall simply to sit with his cousin and talk .
8 She believes that University morale nationwide is undergoing change ‘ If anything else there is just a little hint of optimism here which was n't here before , ’ she says .
9 She believes that women with property or money are especially attractive to men , and that once that advantage has been surrendered , the husband may simply lose interest .
10 For a while she believes that Peter Roche is a doer .
11 Apparently , she believes that London is unsafe for the development of her heirs , Samuel Hurricane and Django .
12 Now the remarkable psychic detective exclusively opens a casebook that spans 20 years to tell two more amazing stories : Why she believes that Lord Lucan is still alive ; and how she helped the hunt to find the killers of tragic safari girl Julie Ward .
13 She believes that protests will soon emerge .
14 As she approaches it , she can not at first see Alix , but she believes that Alix will be there , and indeed momently she is : they converge , Esther from the west , Alix from the south , and moderate their pace ( Esther accelerating slightly , Alix marginally slowing down ) so that they meet upon the very corner itself .
15 She believes that children are a blessing from God and we should n't do anything to stop them .
16 She believes that Hewlett-Packard has now carved itself enough of a breathing space to be able to consider various options at both ends of the market .
17 Ask a Christian why he or she believes that God exists , and they might reply : ‘ It is a matter of faith . ’
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