Example sentences of "[noun] believe that [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Briefly , it seems that in parts of Russia and south-east Europe , some of the country people believe that in certain circumstances — to avenge their murder , for instance — the dead can walk again , unless restrained by having wooden stakes driven into their hearts . ’ |
| 2 | However , there is reason to believe that with scientific explanations , the optimal approach would involve discussions between groups of children , so long as the children start with differing but partially relevant ideas . |
| 3 | We should also note that there are at least two different factors which may lead us to feel that some notion deserves emphasis ; one of course is contrast with another property that might have been expressed ; the second is salience of the notion within the particular situation envisaged ; this would presumably be true for : ( 16 ) Geraldine told us a long story about bee-keepers With these points in mind , we should now compare ( 15 ) with ( 17 ) and ask ourselves how much emphasis of either kind is present in ( 17 ) , provided that it is not " read in " in order to support the hypothesis : ( 17 ) the ideas discussed will be put to our colonel topics suitable could include divorce and bankruptcy buildings adjacent will be closed for three days Since there is no doubt that these sentences might be used in situations where the property of the adjective would not be contrastive , the only candidate which may have any plausibility is the " salient on this occasion " variety , though there does not seem to be very strong reason to believe that in all cases where these sentences could be used the adjective property will be salient ; we return to this later . |
| 4 | But Mr Heath was savagely criticised by the press and the public , and friends of Mr Major believe that in similar circumstances he would be unlikely to hang on . |
| 5 | Ministers believe that with several months leeway , they can overcome public fears and backbench resentments sufficiently to reduce the potential Tory rebellion from 50-70 votes — which could spell defeat — to a manageable 20-30 . |
| 6 | Ministers believe that with several months leeway , they can overcome public fears and backbench resentments sufficiently to reduce the potential Tory rebellion from 50-70 votes — which in tandem with Labour could spell defeat — to a manageable 20-30 . |
| 7 | Peter Smith believes that in recent years a new type of upward influence has developed called ‘ whistle blowing ’ . |