Example sentences of "believed [pos pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one believed my outflung arms . |
| 2 | It was here that the Toraja believed their first ancestors had descended from the Pleiades in starships to populate the verdant valleys into which we now descended . |
| 3 | Italians , like premier Alcide Gasperi , sought an active , co-operative role in Europe in order to restore their international reputation after the Mussolini era , and believed their backward economy would gain from European links . |
| 4 | They believed their own cause enjoyed wider public support , because of the Golan 's obvious strategic value and also because the area is largely uninhabited , whereas nearly 2m Palestinians live in the West Bank and Gaza . |
| 5 | She believed her immortal soul was in jeopardy . ’ |
| 6 | He wondered whether she really believed her wild accusations — and then , bracing himself , whether there was not some truth in them , after all … |
| 7 | It is the letter of a man who believed his own values were better than those of most others , but who wanted the reassurance of friendship , after which he strove a little officiously , for the fact that this was really so . |