Example sentences of "believed a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was evident to me that he believed a certain act of self-denial was required of him . |
| 2 | The great Australian tribe of Aranda Aborigines believed a complex tale of Creation . |
| 3 | Months ago , when I first entertained questions about the prospective Esquire , everybody wanted to know why we believed a sufficient number of men in Britain were likely to buy such a magazine . |
| 4 | He believed a truer picture of the company 's performance was given by earnings figures calculated on a current-cost basis , which rose by just 8 per cent to £3.1 billion on turnover which fell by more than £1 billion to £73 billion . |
| 5 | The Middle East situation was full of menace and he believed a pre-emptive strike by the USA was possible . |
| 6 | All claimed that they had attacked La Tablada because they believed a military coup was under way and that they were trying to forestall it ; they also said that their attempts to surrender had been ignored and that at least four of their comrades had been tortured and killed . |