Example sentences of "[pron] believe his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe his lasting sadness was to observe the devastation of his wife . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He believes his other strength is his patience . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | The trouble with the hon. Gentleman is that he believes his own propaganda . |