Example sentences of "[verb] n't believe [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flaubert did n't believe in progress : especially not in moral progress , which is all that matters . |
| 2 | 3 That he did n't believe in progress . |
| 3 | But she 'd told Fen she did n't believe in sex before marriage . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought he did n't believe in history . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't want another one , ’ said Scarlet , ‘ and I thought you did n't believe in divorce . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ My dad did n't believe in mourning . |
| 7 | And that was ever so good of him really , because he did n't believe in religion or anything , and if ever two people were entitled to belong to each other before they were married , she and Len were those people . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought you did n't believe in star signs ? ’ |
| 9 | They were old-fashioned and did n't believe in scent for men despite the efforts of people like Brian . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't believe in marriage , ’ said Constance , ‘ only you 've got to consider your hormones , and if you 've got no skills , you 've got to get married . ’ |
| 11 | One teacher made a different point : I do n't believe in competition … |
| 12 | I do n't believe in romance . ’ |
| 13 | It 's rather late for the press releases on some months later , the press release coming from my group and coming from the Labour group it was a late conversion but not much of a conversion let's face it , the word tokenism springs to mind that 's what I 've written next to the Conservative line there , totally , and I do n't believe in nursery education but they know there are votes in it . |
| 14 | I do n't believe in love at first sight , and I think it 's a dangerous philosophy . |
| 15 | Do n't believe in zebra crossings in Redditch . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't believe in masturbation . |
| 17 | We can all think that we 're not that gullible or stupid ; for instance , I buy most of my things , shampoo and stuff at the Body Shop ( which does n't advertise that way ) because I 'm a vegetarian and I do n't believe in animal testing . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't believe in life after death because I do not believe in our limited concept of time . ’ |
| 19 | People have a right to be cynical , but I did n't write my book for people who do n't believe in astrology . |
| 20 | ‘ And if you do n't believe in Grandson Richard , why are you in his bag ? ’ |
| 21 | I do n't believe in sexuality at all . |
| 22 | Coun Dorothy Long , head of the authority 's recreation committee , said : ‘ I do n't believe in censorship of the arts . |
| 23 | ‘ They do n't believe in sin any more , did you know ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't believe in war . |
| 25 | I do n't believe in war myself unless everything else fails but I want to fight now , Anne . |
| 26 | ‘ But Caro — carry that to its logical conclusion and you do n't believe in contraception . |
| 27 | But I do n't believe in prediction on that scale , the scale of history , you might say . |
| 28 | They 're not learning about religion where they do n't believe in blood transfusions etcetera etcetera seven or eight year old . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , 'e do n't believe in tin clocks , only in 'is pocket watch , ’ said Mrs Goodbody . |
| 30 | ‘ Lutherans do n't believe in Purgatory , the Taplow we met did . ’ |