Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] believe that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agassiz drew diagrams of the relative flourishing of different families of fish through past time , which showed gradual appearance and extinction — but he must have believed that species came into being and died out at definite times . |
| 2 | ‘ More recently , ’ said Bob , ‘ you might have believed that bonuses actually were being offered to managers who could find ways of exploiting our customers . |
| 3 | It took more optimism than most people could summon to believe that man could renounce the time-honoured outlet of war utterly and at a stroke . |
| 4 | De Gaulle , at Brazzaville in 1944 , may have believed that France , of all the imperial powers , would choose nobly and liberally in a new era ; on a more mundane level and on the same occasion it was also agreed that ‘ access to the riches of all that bears the French name is the most certain measure of our country 's return to grandeur ’ . |
| 5 | I would like to believe that Europe can develop into an association of humane societies which people can believe in . |
| 6 | If at the time of the first Red Flag Act anyone had prophesied that within 100 years horseless carriages would be careering around by the million , they would have been thought dangerously deluded ; no one would have believed that society would survive such an onslaught . |
| 7 | ‘ Who would have believed that Haagen-Dazs could build a market for a product retailing at just under £3 per tub with a name that meant nothing , with understated quirky packaging in a country where a major recession was started to bite ? |
| 8 | No-one in their right minds would have believed that Labour wanted to abolish heterosexuality or promote AIDS , but such was the level of fear and ignorance about homosexuality that these ideas could be aired . |
| 9 | Once the white hanging bells open in the weak sunshine of a late February day , we can begin to believe that winter is nearly over . |