Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] believe [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this led me to believe that written approval was just a matter of time . |
| 2 | To confirm this , more comfortable images of old people have been created , enabling us to believe that older people are leading lives which are happy , contented and fulfilled . |
| 3 | So he , Mr Major , is wrong when he says he believes that that dialogue , that process that you began with Gerry Adams has run its course do you |
| 4 | They could hardly bring themselves to believe that such people could behave politely . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 ! |
| 6 | It is socialisation that transforms ageing into something that is to be feared , and leads us to believe that older people are to be pitied . |
| 7 | There are also some splendid quotes ; Planck 's gloomy view of the advance of science led him to believe that scientific truth triumphs not by convincing its opponents , but rather because they eventually die . |
| 8 | It can lead them to believe that such children are racially distinct from other blacks . |
| 9 | For example , study of the third sequence might lead us to believe that foggy days are relatively rare occurrences at Upland , whereas the powered transition probability matrix gave a result of 51 % foggy days and 49% clear days . |
| 10 | Nor do I believe that private sector training is the answer . |
| 11 | Little for that matter did I believe that this experience was to be the start of a whole new direction in my life , the lessons of which I have attempted to set out in this book . |
| 12 | Do you believe that German-speaking art historians will increasingly turn their attention to home-grown art ? |
| 13 | To exonerate him the court invented the second stage : did he believe that reasonable people would regard his behaviour as not dishonest ? |
| 14 | Although he was involved with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre , he never settled with any organisation for long , nor did he believe that permanent companies were likely to produce better work than ad hoc assemblies . |
| 15 | This week the Department of Energy said it believed that sufficient data would be available from other sources to make Super-SARA unnecessary . |
| 16 | Does he believe that bad employers should be subsidised by the state in that way ? |
| 17 | Is it possible to identify the considerations which lead you to believe that these presuppositions do n't need justification or explanation in your essay ? |