Example sentences of "[pron] believe [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By paying attention to this approach , I believe its central tenets can be adopted to provide a way forward for a more effective response to disruptive pupils . |
| 2 | The Labour Party has been making noises which suggest that things would be made easier for these schools , but I believe its welcome back would be a stab in the back for most of them . ’ |
| 3 | I believe its main ingredient was quinine and doubt if it can be obtained today . |
| 4 | The driver was pistol whipped , as I believe our Big Brothers call it , and left dazed and with the radio smashed — beyond repair . |
| 5 | It is of course a great advantage if the organization starts , so to speak , with this in place and in our case I believe our scientific heritage and background lead naturally to a wish to hear , dissect and learn from others ' views . |
| 6 | I believe my German colleagues did not enjoy the same facilities in another case of a Spantax Coronado that crashed in Spain full of German nationals on an inclusive tour . |
| 7 | I hope you do n't mind but I believe my own dog would not appreciate the goodies as much as those who are in the kennels . |
| 8 | I believe his lasting sadness was to observe the devastation of his wife . |
| 9 | It is the letter of a man who believed his own values were better than those of most others , but who wanted the reassurance of friendship , after which he strove a little officiously , for the fact that this was really so . |
| 10 | She believed her immortal soul was in jeopardy . ’ |
| 11 | Would you believe our biggest grouse in the sixties was about the noise of construction work ? |
| 12 | If you believe our young fans the secret of the film 's success — it broke box office records in the US by grossing £25 million in its first five days — is that it shows a mere kid getting the better of two witless adults . |
| 13 | Like some other promising sportsmen who believe their intellectual powers were not sufficiently energized at school , he went to college , abandoned his sports career and became a solicitor 's accountant . |
| 14 | A patient who believes his delusional thinking may not be in a position to give an informed refusal of medication , because he does not believe he is ill . |
| 15 | No one believed my outflung arms . |
| 16 | And now you have Prozac , why should we believe them this time ? |
| 17 | But Anselm was something more than this : he was the most rigorous thinker , and the most severe appraiser of motives of his day ; he abominated worldly power , and — unless we believe his contemporary critics or modern friends — he sought every excuse to avoid having to exercise power himself . |
| 18 | They believed their own cause enjoyed wider public support , because of the Golan 's obvious strategic value and also because the area is largely uninhabited , whereas nearly 2m Palestinians live in the West Bank and Gaza . |
| 19 | But the alternative — to have him believing her poor showing had been caused by drugs , was equally untenable . |
| 20 | Not only do they believe their own PR , they generally eat and wear it too . |
| 21 | Finally , the high turnover at the polls might be indicative of changes in the local population , or prudential calculations amongst particular electors as to whether it was worth one 's while trying to exercise one 's right to vote ( on the logic that people will not bother to turn up to the poll if they believe their preferred candidates have no chance of success ) ; it could equally well be indicative of various forms of electoral manipulation and influence , such as the artificial creation of new electors , the ability of returning officers to prevent one side 's supporters from polling , or the ability of some members of the local elite to " persuade " electors not to register a vote in opposition to their wishes . |
| 22 | Politicians are always at their most vulnerable when they believe their own propaganda . |
| 23 | By the time they leave here no one could crack them , they believe their own cover story , they are schizophrenic . |
| 24 | He believes his other strength is his patience . |
| 25 | ‘ In five days , ’ said Harvey when we were outside the cubicle , ‘ we can indoctrinate a man so that he really believes his cover story better than he believes his own memory . |
| 26 | The trouble with the hon. Gentleman is that he believes his own propaganda . |
| 27 | You 've actually got yourself believing your dead sister has risen from the dead and is running loose in this Cathedral , hunting you down like an animal . |