Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] believe the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where we believe the orthodox account to be seriously misleading is in the causal relationships it postulates between the different factors , and especially its explanation of prison riots . |
| 2 | Although he believes the Labour vote is firmer than that of the Conservatives , the cautious conclusion in his camp is that , in the range of possibilities , a Labour majority government has a slight edge over Labour as the largest party in a hung parliament . |
| 3 | I was up in Oregon at the time and got back to find that the tremor had shoved the sewage pipes up a few inches and thrown the water out of the lavatories , a well-known portent of Satan 's arrival , if you believe the infernal guidebooks . |
| 4 | but if you believe the proper price |
| 5 | Choosing this date also allows Balboa and his company a little breathing space : they can spend two full days marching from the unpleasantness in Quareca to the summits of the coastal range — rather more reasonable a period than the few hours that elapse if we believe the earlier date . |
| 6 | If one believes the second conjunct , one must invoke an unusual explanation for the sounds emanating from my mouth . |
| 7 | They must draw attention to national needs if they believe the educational system is not adequately meeting them . |
| 8 | He spoke without conviction , as if he believed the last phrase was something he was obliged to say rather than genuinely believed . |
| 9 | These terminological changes are not made merely for the sake of variety but because I believe the substitute terms convey their meaning more pointedly than Marx 's originals . |
| 10 | But it was Susannah 's passionate appeal to the girls to support her party because she believes the Liberal Democrats care about the homeless that made her the winner . |
| 11 | This is because we believe the many aspects of manpower control essential in today 's climate can not be covered in detail in a relatively short presentation . |
| 12 | More than 700 farmers gave their backing to the Carlisle mart firm Harrison & Hetherington which had called the meeting because it believes the new system could paralyse cattle marketing . |
| 13 | If , until that moment , Cassie had laboured under the misconception that Bella was an ill-educated , ill-bred and mercenary little tart and that Johnny had married beneath him , as she believed the proper expression to be , then the sound of Bella 's voice dispelled any such comforting illusion . |
| 14 | The Conservatives want to see this link restored as they believe the present situation leads to extravagant and irresponsible local spending . |
| 15 | It is necessary , therefore , for each part of the universal Church to act ‘ as it believes the whole Church should act in obedience to Christ ’ . |