Example sentences of "[be] [verb] to believe that [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also within the /a/ system , however , there is a high incidence of back varieties of /a/ : in BV , this vowel is realized in certain following consonantal environments as a long , back vowel , which is in many contexts virtually identical to RP ( as in RP dance , bath ) ; on a superficial view we may therefore be tempted to believe that speakers are adopting this external norm . |
| 2 | The room was twice the size of their back-street Holland Park offices but for a couple of hours all comers were invited to believe that Women 's Word was on the same financial footing as its big competitors . |
| 3 | Nevertheless a handful of American politicians , writers and others were coming to believe that situations could arise wherein close , if not formal , co-operation with Britain might be appropriate . |
| 4 | In recent weeks the whole issue of prison conditions has been pushed to the forefront of public debate , following reports that Home Secretary Michael Howard is said to believe that conditions in many prisons are ‘ too lax ’ . |
| 5 | Although it is appealing to believe that bits of the two stories can be added together , we maintain that there are always two stories to tell and that combinations do not solve the problem . |