Example sentences of "not believe that a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I do not believe that a recession is likely or necessary . ’ |
2 | Galileo could not believe that a genius such as Archimedes would have used such a crude method . |
3 | The reason which they gave to me was that they did not believe that a man with my social background could win a General Election for the Conservative Party at that time in the twentieth century . |
4 | I do not believe that a contract which clarifies hours worked or tasks to be done will prevent teachers from caring , but it may make it rather more difficult to implement school-based initiatives . |
5 | The officer in charge of the post could not believe that a couple who had arrived by air on Tuesday should be returning home by car on Wednesday . |
6 | But so do many private individuals , and we do not believe that a citizen 's sphere of personal freedom necessarily shrinks as his power and influence grow . |
7 | However , I do not believe that an injunction granted bona fide for the protection of residents against a public nuisance would offend article 30 . |
8 | ‘ I could n't believe that a policeman could have said such a thing . |
9 | Of course Celia was an only child — and spolit ; she ca n't believe that a father would get pleasure by humiliating his children . |
10 | I just do n't believe that a conglomeration of nation-states will be able to deal with it . |
11 | ‘ I ca n't believe that a trade union like the NASUWT , let alone the NUT , would wish to put children 's education at risk , would wish to disturb parents , would wish to affect their own professionalism , would wish to diminish their own standing in the eyes of the children that go to their schools . ’ |
12 | Er I 'd just like to say something actually to put this in context because this dis discussion which suggests that there 's a lot of this goes on , I do n't believe that an Army that 's got bullying as an endemic thing would be able carry out its role in the Gulf , in the Falklands , in Bosnia now |