Example sentences of "believing [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And for too long we 've been misled into believing that manufacturing and industry had become unimportant . |
| 2 | My concern Madam Deputy Speaker is whether we 're all being hoodwinked into believing that deregulation bill is opening a new chapter in our legislative history when in fact it 's no more than perhaps a weasel word describing one thing but er er another thing is happening . |
| 3 | Some of the beauty houses are continuing to advocate the pared-down look for make- up this season , believing that yesteryear 's easy , earthy tones still best complement the white clothes in fashion 's New Age Movement . |
| 4 | For to understand a sentence is to be able to pick out situations which justify us in believing that sentence to be true . |
| 5 | ‘ For de Raimes , for believing that bitch at Gloucester even for a minute , for losing my damnable temper and not giving you a chance to tell me the truth . ’ |
| 6 | Equally unlikely but certainly possible is a situation in which the defendant has sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent , mistakenly believing that woman to be his wife . |
| 7 | The basic theme of this chapter will be that the success of cognitive neuropsychology provides strong grounds for believing that functionalism , or something very close to it , is actually true . |
| 8 | Large numbers of Labour Party activists rejected the ban on political agitation , believing that pressure for a more socialist approach to the war effort was a precondition of victory . |
| 9 | The client must consent in writing to his money being placed in such an account after a proper opportunity to consider that information ; ( 8 ) If the firm has any ground ( other than the absence of an acknowledgement as described above ) for believing that client money held in a particular bank account outside the UK will not be protected as effectively as it would be if held in a free money bank account in the UK ; ( 9 ) If the firm proposes not to pay interest on client money in accordance with the client money regulations . |
| 10 | Liberalism is hostile to the existence of centres of unbridled power , believing that power unless limited and controlled may threaten the liberty and the equality of the individual which are the two fundamental tenets of liberalism itself . |
| 11 | My father 's forwards , believing this blow was unprovoked , rushed in to defend him . |
| 12 | I was hoping for the best , never believing this sort of thing could happen to my own little horse . |
| 13 | I believe he continued to treat her long after he needed to , that he misled her into believing such treatment was necessary and that he faked his file notes accordingly . ’ |
| 14 | I do n't believe any such nonsense about myself , but I do believe your ego is so invincible that you 're incapable of believing any woman could be totally uninterested in sleeping with you . |
| 15 | Healings , exorcisms , tongues , prophecy are merely the spectacular tip of the iceberg , the heart of which is a living , loving , believing Christian fellowship . |