Example sentences of "[noun] believe that his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , Engels believed that his source , the writers Fison and Howitt , provided independent evidence of group marriage , while in fact they too were enthusiastic supporters of Morgan 's theories . |
| 2 | Kahn believed that his work spoke for itself . |
| 3 | Conservative strategists believe that his backing for the Prime Minister could persuade up to 500,000 wavering voters to support the Tories , and could be crucial in a number of closely-fought seats . |
| 4 | Art market sources aware of Mnuchin 's track record in the stock market and the potentially enormous purchasing power of C&M Arts believe that his fund could comfortably approach $100 million . |
| 5 | Jimmy Knapp , left-wing leader of the National union of Railwaymen believes that his members had a ‘ genuine ’ interest in the miners ' strike because pit closures would mean fewer coal trains . |
| 6 | He was reckoned one of the islands ' best fishing guides , a man who could name his own price to the rich northerners who came to the blue waters to kill gamefish , but Bonefish believed that his family might stray from the path of righteousness if he spent too much time away from home so he restricted his guide work to just a few weeks of the year . |
| 7 | For example , Simon believed that his salary would suffer if there were unions at his place of work : he worked in the sales department of a small company manufacturing aluminium products . |
| 8 | While Bob Payton was the creative genius that brought the My Kinda Town style to Europe , Peter Webber believes that his contribution has been to maintain it . |
| 9 | According to press reports Karami believed that his government had been penalized by the West for its close links with Syria and for its strong commitment at the Middle East peace talks to an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon . |
| 10 | Lord Cullen believed that his remit did not allow him to move too far into the question of labour relations , and said so in paragraph 21.83 of his report . |
| 11 | Observers believed that his release was an attempt by the government to appease sections of the white community angered by the release of McBride . |
| 12 | As I had grown some six inches since he had last seen me , I did n't for a moment believe that his recognition was unprompted . |
| 13 | The leather trade was one which did not take a great deal of effort to run successfully but then Craig believed that his brother had a hand in the unprofitable deals Uncle Thomas had made and had profited from them . |
| 14 | West believed that his mother had murdered his father ; the idea preyed upon him and is thought to have been contributory to his early death . |
| 15 | But friends believe that his decision to lead England in India , only months after returning from World Cup duty and a gruelling Test season against Pakistan , may have contributed to the break-up . |
| 16 | Chuter was widely expected to be offered the new position , and Spracklen believes that his offer to take it on unpaid was ‘ an embarrassment ’ to the ARA . |
| 17 | Mentally abnormal people can not consent , though the accused has a defence to indecent assault if he did not know and had no reason to believe that his victim was defective : see ss.14(4) and 15(4) of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 . |
| 18 | Mr. Pegg believes that his tariff may have been set on the basis that the attack was premeditated , and thus that the tariff period should be reduced . |
| 19 | The more the buyer believes that his needs can be satisfied by only one company , the weaker his negotiating stance . |
| 20 | Although Clinton now appeared certain to win the nomination — he had amassed 947 delegates compared with the 129 won by Brown — many senior Democrats believed that his candidacy could be beset , and possibly destroyed , by further personal scandals . |
| 21 | The minister Nicholas Breton , for example , noted in 1603 that his parishioners ‘ came to service more for fashion than devotion ’ , while the preacher John Angier of Denton in Lancashire believed that his parishioners came ‘ for no other purpose but to sleep , as if the sabbath were made only to recover that sleep they have lost in the week ’ . |