Example sentences of "they believe [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 I 'd not expected to convince the police at the top of the falls that I was a very sane person , nor did I expect them to believe Paul 's emergency story that we were a group of passing Hippies taking our kayaks for a walk .
2 Verse 12 says : ‘ They believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ [ and ] they were baptised . ’
3 Let me read a few verses , reading first of all from verse twelve it says , that when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ , they were baptized men and women alike .
4 The early Church used miracles to teach who they believed Jesus was : the Messiah .
5 However , well-informed sources ruled out both British Aerospace and STC as buyers , saying they believed Hoare Govett was acting on behalf of normal investment clients or Middle Eastern investors with an interest in Ferranti 's future .
6 They were both speaking in the slightly lowered tone that meant they did not want to be overheard , and were only having the discussion at all because they believed Belinda to be safely out of earshot .
7 ‘ Our sources always reported that they believed Bormann had come here .
8 The three strangers claimed , inter alia , that they believed Mrs. Morgan was consenting .
9 Perhaps they believed Iona was a shortcut to Heaven ?
10 In addition there was the fear of puppet rulers — as they believed Ho Chi Minh to be .
11 Some market men said they believed Smith was trying to support the price because the firm was already heavily exposed to Ferranti , having picked up the bulk of shares placed at 81p in July by Jim Guerin , International Signal and Control 's former chairman .
12 They believe Britain should pull out of the project and find another weapon to fill the same role .
13 They believe Flashman wants to destroy everything Fry has achieved , and they even suspected his sacking after a Flashman interview on Barnet 's Clubcall service last week .
14 The present owners have always kept the house hidden from sightseers and they believe Leatherslade 's future is nobody 's business but their own .
15 They believe Crown Street is the best option .
16 And they believe Diane Wright may be in the Aberystwyth area .
17 They believe Tom was old enough to decide whether to support it .
18 That is why we have designated this Sunday as a Pledge Day and asked our people to pledge what they believe God is calling them to give towards the Project over the next few years .
19 It is the day when they stand in imagination at the foot of the Cross to witness the judicial murder of Christ , to remember their own failings and to anticipate the holiday — literally the holy day — for which they have prepared throughout Lent : the day on which they believe Christ rose from the dead .
20 They talk about Satan being particularly active towards the ‘ end times ’ — that 's the time when they believe Christ will return .
21 But it is difficult to find anyone , even hardened socialists , who are voting because they believe Mr Kinnock will make a good , or even an adequate , national leader .
22 They believe Mr MacDonald may have been involved in some kind of argument shortly before his death .
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