Example sentences of "[adj] believe [that] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here in his own house he was aloof , unsmiling , the man Jenna had first met , and it was almost impossible to believe that this man had held her , kissed her passionately , urged her to come here to stay with him . |
| 2 | Yet it is very hard to believe that this sort of explanation can account for more than a handful of hoards , if any . |
| 3 | I find it hard to believe that this amount would be likely to deter someone from participating in a tournament . |
| 4 | We all believe that this development is made possible by the ability to transfer information through the use of language , which enables man to utilise the knowledge of his forebears , and the knowledge of other men in other cultures . |
| 5 | Her hearers found it difficult to believe that this screaming was involuntary ; some thought she was drunk , or ill , or possessed by an evil spirit , but most of them just wanted her out of the way : ‘ some wished she was on the sea in a bottomless boat ’ . |
| 6 | It is extremely difficult to believe that this cult did not have political overtones . |