Example sentences of "i do [adv] believe [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People have told me the lemon was to mask the taste of the uneven products made at that time by unscientific country brewers ; I do not believe that . |
| 2 | For the Royal Family to remain secure they have to remain aloof — I do not believe that is right , but that is what they should have done . |
| 3 | Peter Archer QC , the former Attorney-General , argued that : ‘ I do not believe that Parliament ever decided , on the merits , to retain capital punishment for treason and piracy . ’ |
| 4 | I do not believe that is true . |
| 5 | As a matter of fact , I do not believe that existential propositions , in particular those intended to transmit ontological claims , can be satisfactorily replaced by the relevant quantified paraphrases , in the manner suggested . |
| 6 | I do not believe that to be so . |
| 7 | I do not believe that altruism , good neighbourliness or even the visions of Jean Monnet have been the motivation behind the EC but simply hard-headed self interest . |
| 8 | I do not believe that licensing shops , for example , would help in practice . |
| 9 | But I do not believe that one goes as far as going to the figure that the County Council is proposing . |
| 10 | ‘ I do not believe that , ’ he said simply . |
| 11 | I do not believe those powers would be of use My Lords I er take the view that they would not have been abused by past Home Secretaries , no not by men like the late Tutor Reed or the Noble Lord Jenkins or the Noble Lord Callaghan , they would not be abused today by my Right Honourable Friend Mr Howard , I doubt if they would be abused by Mr Blair should he at some time become Home Secretary and I think we 're becoming slightly attached to an artificial argument that somehow or the other there is great respect for the local authorities , but which is not extended to the National Institutions of Government and to the Home Office and the Home Secretary . |
| 12 | Still , I do not believe these scenes of cruelty are there to titillate or entertain . |
| 13 | Chancellor Kohl said : ‘ I do not believe this is a trend that will destroy the party system . |
| 14 | I know those offices in Northumberland Avenue — I have been involved in submitting evidence to two separate Royal Commissions there — and I do not believe this proposed tour of inspection is going to be a very joyous occasion . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't believe that , ’ Johnson said yesterday . |
| 16 | Well , I do n't believe that fur a start . |
| 17 | But personally I do n't believe that . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't believe that , Brian , ’ says Vic . |
| 19 | But I do n't believe that . |
| 20 | I do n't believe that ! ’ |
| 21 | Klensch is well-known in the trade for patting all the most dreadful couturiers on the back , claiming , ‘ If I say a show is bad and a designer has very little talent , it really can have an adverse effect and I do n't believe that is my job . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ People are starting to tell me I 'm a marked man but I do n't believe that , ’ he said . |
| 23 | But surely on the more austere view one can easily explain why it should be so peculiar to assert ‘ p but I do n't believe that p ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't believe that for a moment , ’ said Mr Fang unpleasantly . |
| 25 | Well , Marius never went to bed before one , so I do n't believe that for a start . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Oh no , I do n't believe that . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't believe that ! |
| 28 | ‘ But I do n't believe that . |
| 29 | I do n't believe that . |
| 30 | Take murder weekends : the DTI says they fall outside the regulations , but I do n't believe that . |