Example sentences of "could not believe that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clara , already familiar with children of famous parents , and with children who believed their parents to be famous , could not believe that Clelia 's assumption was ill-founded , yet she could not even locate the field of Mrs Denham 's distinction . |
| 2 | Nevertheless I could not believe that Parliament intended such a construction because it will produce what I regard as such unfair and absurd results . |
| 3 | Horribly frightened by this time , for she could not believe that Susan would have gone out of the house , she ran into the kitchen , and stopped short at the sight of the familiar figure sitting crouched in front of the fire . |
| 4 | Huy could not believe that Merymose could not see that . |
| 5 | She could not believe that Pat was ready to go off now , at this thrilling moment when fabulous happenings seemed imminent . |
| 6 | The Shah himself could not believe that Hassan would throw him out . |
| 7 | The police had been convinced it was a genuine accident that took his life ( and that of his mistress ) but after what she 'd been through , after what she had discovered , Donna could not believe that men willing to kill for the possession of a book had not taken the life of the man she 'd loved . |
| 8 | She could n't believe that Carolyn had done that . |
| 9 | But I could n't believe that Cawthorne would be so lax . |
| 10 | ‘ When we first met , I could n't believe that Margot was 39 . |
| 11 | But I just could n't believe that people would be willing to do do that kind of thing , you know . |