Example sentences of "[noun pl] believe that a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Conservatives believe that a science base is a vital resource for the nation . |
| 2 | Some workers believe that a process of inhibition takes place which prevents the cell from firing in response to impulses travelling along the pathway from the ineffective eye . |
| 3 | Identifying theirs from those that surround it would seem to be a baffling task in the darkness and some researchers believe that a bird is able to recognise the particular smell of its own burrow . |
| 4 | Most of the vitamins are enzyme cofactors , and some doctors believe that a lack of vitamins can make people more sensitive to environmental chemicals ( pp 259–60 ) . |
| 5 | Even some loyalists and Cabinet members believe that a referendum on Europe may eventually prove the only way to stop the Conservative benches splintering . |
| 6 | There was in fact retaliation in any case , and it might even be argued that this silence on the part of the radio — which everyone knew to be under government control — actually encouraged angry Luos to believe that a Kikuyu conspiracy existed within the Government . |
| 7 | The letter bomb attacks have been linked to last Wednesday 's elaborate bomb hoaxes at the offices of leading oil companies in Aberdeen and police believe that a rogue loner , rather than a small terrorist group , is responsible . |
| 8 | Police believe that a fire which extensively damaged an unoccupied house in Ormesby Bank , Ormesby , Middlesbrough , was started deliberately . |
| 9 | Police believe that a motive for the shooting may be found in his business dealings . |
| 10 | I have difficulty from time to time in persuading some of my colleagues to believe that a boy not yet 21 could amass so much experience in such a short time ; he had completed two tours and looked like completing a third . |
| 11 | Liberal Democrats believe that a pension should be a right for everyone . |
| 12 | Benn 's willingness to encourage the Romanians to believe that a way could be found to sell high technology to a Warsaw Pact state was ardent indeed . |