Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] believe [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The people who used this vile slander seemed to believe that any kind of troubled , troubling music , anything introspective or tragic , was self-indulgent wallowing . |
| 2 | ⅓ of drivers questioned believed that most accidents happen on Motorways . |
| 3 | Most of the companies appear to believe that further productivity increases were possible in the audit . |
| 4 | Reformers came to believe that many of the problems of government could be solved by the application to public administration of management techniques being developed in the private sector by large firms . |
| 5 | Staff in a contemporary prison service or department of corrections come to believe that further training , or advanced training , or some other form of in-service training , is necessary if they are to become more ‘ professional ’ . |
| 6 | bureaucratic managers need to believe that all employees are individuals and that the individuals matter ; |
| 7 | The survey found that half the people questioned believe that catalytic converters would be the most effective means of reducing carbon dioxide emissions , and another 20 per cent believe that using lead free petrol will slow down global warming . |
| 8 | On the other hand perhaps by its continued prohibition , despite widespread social use , some people come to believe that other even more dangerous drugs are relatively harmless . |
| 9 | Indeed , social morality leaders came to believe that earlier marriages would discourage resort to prostitution . |
| 10 | A mechanic for Britax France refused to believe that British installation charges did not include the cost of the seat as well , ‘ It takes 10 or 15 minutes at the most , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Children tend to believe that those adults around them are all-wise and all-powerful and it follows that whatever these adults say must be true . |
| 12 | Although primarily concerned with routine white-collar work , Braverman does believe that some professional jobs have also become deskilled . |
| 13 | Most catastrophists preferred to believe that some form of supernatural agency was involved in the appearance of each new population . |
| 14 | Whether the victim did believe that immediate violence would be used is immaterial so long as the offender intended to cause the victim to have that belief . |
| 15 | His mother had believed that forty-watt bulbs were perfectly adequate for overhead lights . |