Example sentences of "[verb] he believe [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will go about the city in the weeks to come , and Phil will point out things behind doorways and up courtyards that he 'd never noticed , and explain how the whole set-up of the city is really a conspiracy , and read out public notices in a voice that makes them suddenly ridiculous , and persuade him to believe preposterous stories . |
| 2 | But a senior social worker says he believes young offenders who are sent to court for first offences are far more likely to commit new crimes . |
| 3 | Mr Lamont , who sees the Budget as his attempt at political rehabilitation , was boastful , saying he believed last year 's Budget had contributed to the Tory victory at the election and this one would also prove a winner in the next election in 1996 ‘ or whenever the election comes ’ . |
| 4 | As to the teaching profession , he said that he could have wished me to have obtained a less demanding post , if I wanted to write , because his experience at Highgate School had led him to believe that teaching , if conscientiously undertaken , was one of the most exhausting of occupations ; and , though I do not regret the experience , I was to discover that regarding its rigours he was right . |
| 5 | Did he enjoy being a temporarily anonymous spectacle , or did he believe these seamstresses and pipe fitters knew who he was ? |
| 6 | A Ford spokesman said he believed industrial action was a long way off . |
| 7 | Ford personnel director John Hougham said he believed industrial action was still a long way off . |
| 8 | An inspector said he believed 150 tubs of the cream were sold in Fermanagh and Tyrone without prescription over a five-month period ending April 1992 . |
| 9 | So does he believe this TV story ? |
| 10 | Does he believe this stricture should also apply to lawyers , doctors and dentists ? |