Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] believe that [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Although we believe that all birds and bats must have a common ancestor if we trace their lineages back far enough , that common ancestor was also the common ancestor of all mammals ( including ourselves ) and all birds .
2 The offer is there and is open to senior police officers if they believe that such batons would be of advantage to their forces .
3 They have taken this position not because they are resistant to change , but because they believe that these proposals will politicise the British Police Service and they are in my view entirely right to have that view .
4 In other areas , notably in relation to the right of freedom of association and collective bargaining , the Commission is abstaining from any action , because it believes that these measures are best dealt with by social partners of industry , or , as appropriate , by the Member States .
5 While I believe that some parts of this routine are absolutely essential , I am only too well aware that the ideas still have to stand the test of time .
6 Since we believe that all variations in behavioural capacity reflect underlying variations in the nervous system , we have to accept that the human brain is , in some way , different from that of other species .
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