Example sentences of "not [adv] believe that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Professor Williams , however , not only believes that rape should have a limited ambit because of the severity of the penalty , but that procuring a woman by threat should also be subject to limitations even though its maximum penalty is merely two years ' imprisonment . |
| 2 | Hartington confided that he did not really believe that prostitution could ever be eliminated . |
| 3 | She gave him a smile that showed she was still a little insecure , still not quite believing that Ace loved her . |
| 4 | I could not quite believe that heaven existed , and I held tightly to Helen . |
| 5 | It might be that a friend says to the young man who is thinking of living in Bali ‘ You do n't really believe that nonsense , you 're playing at being Gauguin' . |
| 6 | And you ca n't really believe that women only want your brother for his mon — ’ |
| 7 | Even the party leadership does n't really believe that de-regulation is the best guarantee of the public good : if it did , it would n't have needed to call up Lord Rees-Mogg to police TV decency . |
| 8 | Topaz found herself praying to a God to whom she did n't quite believe that Andrew would agree and stay with her for a while . |