Example sentences of "believe such [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we get older and perhaps more worldly , it is sometimes awkward to admit that we ever believed such nonsense , and even more difficult to admit that not everything we imbibed was bad or wrong . |
| 2 | " I never believed such stupidity could exist , " the Collector said to McNab , for whom he had come to entertain a great respect . |
| 3 | I believe he continued to treat her long after he needed to , that he misled her into believing such treatment was necessary and that he faked his file notes accordingly . ’ |
| 4 | I did n't believe such happiness was possible and I was ready to make any sacrifice for him . |
| 5 | ‘ But , Father , can one believe such wickedness of any man ? |
| 6 | Richard Miles was known to smoke cannabis but police do n't believe such drug use was a motive for murder . |
| 7 | Jezrael could hardly believe such extravagance . |
| 8 | How extraordinary that people her own age should believe such grotesque , non-scientific ideas as that a man could be resurrected from the dead after , and a horrible thought it was , after being crucified ; and how fantastic that they should believe that all the dead would rise from their graves — all of them , those countless millions , millions upon millions , rising from the clay into which they had , long since , dissolved … . |
| 9 | TIM WEBB believes such concern is misplaced if it fails to address cultural as well as environmental issues . |