Example sentences of "me believe that " in BNC.

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1 My derangement had me believing that this , too , could be from Francis .
2 You almost had me believing that your family secrets were in future to be mine .
3 My father once had me believing that the earth was a Mobius strip , not a sphere .
4 The reference to ‘ the application in the prescribed manner ’ makes me believe that it was contemplated that some form of summary process would be prescribed in order to enable speedy relief to be given in clear cases .
5 If it is thought that it means that any decision should be taken at the lowest possible level , that unfortunately makes me believe that the concept is not all that it is cracked up to be , and for a number of reasons .
6 Well if I could refer you , ma'am , to my paragraph three point seven of my supplementary statement , erm I do indicate there erm that the factors which make me believe that a location in this sector or these three sectors erm is a better one in far , as far as employment is concerned .
7 ‘ It makes me believe that the NFU leadership is unwilling to do anything to really fight for the interests of farmers if it embarrasses the Tory Government .
8 George Cripps 's son wrote to the Yorkshire Post in October 1979 : ‘ The remarks of Mr J. McKenna make me smile when I remember some of the things which my father told me about the machinations by various members of the then Football League , which have certainly led me to believe that they were not so simon pure as the image they presented to the public . ’
9 Wickenden , as purchasing director , is naturally reticent about details , but he led me to believe that smuggling nuts out of Turkey was an important activity , and that everyone except presumably the government , was satisfied with this arrangement .
10 My experiences lead me to believe that the police can be racist and the British people should be aware of this .
11 The great receptivity to the Good News in the United Kingdom today encourages me to believe that a harvest is prepared and yet few bold , denominational plans exist for evangelism and growth .
12 Efforts of NALGO 's membership to develop policies for dealing with HIV infection and employment , and getting these converted into policy , have , however , led me to believe that NALGO membership is important not simply because of the wider political issues involved , but because HIV threatens employment security .
13 This view could be called cynical , but my experience leads me to believe that in most situations we are preoccupied with ourselves and our own agendas .
14 What you have expressed so far leads me to believe that you totally agree with the concept of ethnic cleansing concentration camps because , unfortunately , such bigoted homophobia suggests equally bigoted sexism , racism and nationalism .
15 It is difficult to identify this character in unsectioned skulls , but it is likely that some degree of airorhynchy is primitive for hominoids , greatly exaggerated in the pongine lineage and modified towards klinorhynchy in hominines , but as my observations lead me to believe that the bonobo is airorhynchous to some degree , it is difficult to be sure of the ancestral hominine character state .
16 Encouraging me to follow in this way perhaps , but moving too fast for me to believe that she wanted me to do that , she entered a revolving door of dark polished wood , mahogany and glass , and started to go round and round , looking out at me as she turned .
17 She wanted me to believe that there was a relation to a universal spirit .
18 Mr. T. has also said in an affidavit that ‘ there has never been anything whatsoever in [ Miss T. 's ] actions which led me to believe that she wished to become a Jehovah 's Witness . ’
19 ‘ You expect me to believe that drivel ? ’ ranted the professor .
20 Adam briefly described how the triple portrait had been slashed and added , ‘ D' you really expect me to believe that you had nothing to do with it ?
21 Except for permitting me to believe that he was a single gentleman — a fault he can not be excused for — he has behaved to me with generosity and honour .
22 You 're asking me to believe that I 've fallen in love with a nothing . ’
23 Recent experience of walking Long Distance Footpaths ( LDPs ) has led me to believe that there is a case for de-emphasising certain routes ( I understand that the RA currently recommends Duke of Edinburgh Award Groups to avoid the Three Peaks for example ) .
24 Do you really expect me to believe that you would n't sleep with André as well ?
25 Do you really expect me to believe that it 's out of respect for my position that you insist on calling me Mr Vass ? ’
26 ‘ Yes , I know some people might think we are because we occasionally partner each other , but you should have known better — or perhaps not , since you never had any scruples about being a party to another man 's infidelity six years ago , which leads me to believe that this show of conscience on Cavell 's behalf is just that — show !
27 And you really expect me to believe that the return of the cheque was your idea ?
28 ‘ You still expect me to believe that your purpose here is n't to steal my Knudsen ? ’
29 ‘ You had deliberately led me to believe that you 'd picked up a stranger in Bruges , and naturally I had assumed him to be a Belgian . ’
30 Are you asking me to believe that he deliberately set out to sabotage your work ? ’
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