Example sentences of "[adv] believe [pers pn] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Baltusnikas shot wide , scarcely believing he had so much room in the Republic 's penalty area ; Bonner finger-tipped a Kirilovas shot round the post ; Slekys shaved the post with a close-range toe-poke ; and then Bonner saved again from Stumbrys . |
| 2 | Jezrael walked inside , scarcely believing it had all worked . |
| 3 | They use a lot yeah the ch I put it in my I mean , I said yesterday to him , we 've got the decorators in and then co they turned round and said he is meant to be a businessman and they said he can not believe they 've never met tha such a penny pinching guy |
| 4 | But Commander Roy Penrose , who organised yesterday 's raids , said : ‘ We do not believe they had as much explosives as they claimed . |
| 5 | Two days later , he brought me a charcoal drawing of her , very lightly done , a sort of dream-like impression and it was so like her , it captured the essence of her so minutely , that I could not believe he had never seen her , only listened to me . ’ |
| 6 | She had her arrogance : she did not believe he had fully imagined her physical battle with the turkey , her anger , and shame at her anger , over Marcus 's vegetarian gesture . |
| 7 | I could not believe I had actually done it . |
| 8 | I welcome the Bill , but I do not believe it goes far enough . |
| 9 | When Ian told his wife about the school experience just detailed , Katy said she could hardly believe it mattered that much . |
| 10 | The firm now believes it has virtually outgrown its market and is seeking to supplement its fortunes overseas . |
| 11 | I would n't believe it made that much difference do you ? |
| 12 | In relation to the Special Document , whilst I support the document er , as far as it goes with one exception , and that 's in relation to the unemployed members , but whilst I support it as far as it goes , I do n't believe it goes far enough . |
| 13 | He could n't believe it went ahead at a time when the firm was in financial trouble . |
| 14 | Non-existent until about I should n't think there was an a bus did come to the bottom of Road , I ca n't remember what was , it must have been about nineteen twenty I suppose something like that , it used to go to the bottom of Road and turn round there , but I never er my mother always used to say you 'd ruin the trade , the trade down well I do n't believe it did really er now I think the lack of transport now you 've hit something there , lack of transport there encouraged people to shop in Green rather to go down the town cos you could get anything off Green you know , you just think you 'd ju you , you smiled about the er butcher 's shops , the grocer 's shops , the cake shops , you could get the gents , you could get anything on Green the ironmonger shop , you need n't go anywhere else but , when they started transport er yes I think the buses had quite a bit gradually cos things that , you do n't think get things happening in this country overnight I mean , they grow on you do n't they ? |
| 15 | ‘ That 's also true , of course , but I do n't believe you 've ever allowed yourself to try . |
| 16 | Still , I ca n't believe you 've still got that |
| 17 | ‘ Curiously enough I do n't believe I 've ever met him . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't believe I 've ever been unpleasant , ’ she returned , noting his easy use of her Christian name . |
| 19 | ‘ Why , mam , ’ he says , his voice liquid molasses , ‘ I do n't believe I 've ever met a real woman as purty as you . ’ |
| 20 | Well we have got one but I do n't believe I 've ever seen him . |
| 21 | ‘ What , you do n't believe I can play or you do n't believe I play badly ? ’ |
| 22 | For a moment she could n't believe she had actually struck , then she stared in horrified fascination at the dark red stain spreading diagonally across de Raimes ' belly and down to his thigh . |