Example sentences of "not believe that [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leith felt sick to her stomach when Mr Ardis , either not believing that his son had just pounced unencouraged on her , or perhaps covering up for his son 's weaknesses , told her that a month 's severance pay would be sent to her , and dismissed her on the spot . |
| 2 | She could not believe that her daughter would let her down by swearing in public . |
| 3 | She has also lost all hope of repair , she does not believe that her lover will return . |
| 4 | Though Hobson argued that the new imperialism was irrational from the standpoint of the peaceful commercial nation , he did not believe that its source was to be found merely in an irrational aggressiveness on the part of peoples or Governments . |
| 5 | Emerson noticed this propensity of flags to make ordinary people ‘ poets and mystics ’ , to set off a tingle in the blood ; and flags were festooned round Iran-contra like bunting , exceedingly hard Brought to trial , the players could not believe that their love for their country had caused them to commit crimes ; and the light penalties handed down to all these men , with only Poindexter receiving a jail sentence , suggested that the judges , to some degree , accepted patriotism in mitigation . |
| 6 | To take another example , there are many biologists who , despite the acknowledged successes of molecular biology , do not believe that their subject is just a complex corollary to physics . |
| 7 | Because this is so , I do not believe that their position is as different from that of nineteenth-century anthropologists and Marx and Engels as they would like us to believe , if we were to take their rejection of ‘ evolutionism ’ at its face value . |
| 8 | America could not believe that their elite fighting forces could be quashed by a bunch of peasants , and that was why they were so determined to win . |
| 9 | If teachers do not believe that their pupils are able to be more responsible for their own mathematical learning , then they are not likely to give them the opportunity to be so . |
| 10 | Also they do not believe that our experience ( as , for example , that a woman 's ministry feels good and appropriate ) is a reliable guide to what God may want for his Church . |
| 11 | I do not believe that our participation in the European Community implies that a level of regional government should be established here . |
| 12 | Liberal Democrats do not believe that our country 's under-performance has to be accepted . |
| 13 | I do not believe that my views are inconsistent with cases such as Halsey v. Esso Petroleum Co . |
| 14 | I do not believe that my statement means that the Germans will not necessarily take the system into the aircraft that they order . |
| 15 | Mr Sands said : ‘ While I appreciate that Conservatives ministers need to be vigilant , I do not believe that my staff should be expected to give personal details , which will be kept on police computers , merely to help a political party publicise its election campaign . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ My lord — ’ she said at length ‘ — I can not believe that my lord of Gloucester , being your uncle and the acknowledged protector of the realm , intends aught else than to rule in your name until you are of age . |
| 17 | Rostov knew that he did not believe that his failure to resolve matters with Alexei was due to karma , or fate , any more than Yuan did . |
| 18 | And I , I really would n't believe that her friend could n't see what was going on ? |
| 19 | I mean I do n't , I do n't believe that your government is stupid er it may be immoral on occasions , it may be wrong but I do n't believe it 's necessarily stupid . |
| 20 | Bernice could see him tapping his umbrella on the floor , pretending to study the walls , and glancing back impatiently as if he could n't believe that his companions were still unable to follow him . |