Example sentences of "believe that [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He believed that with such experience she would not have resisted the orders of her assailant . |
| 2 | I do n't believe that with any union this company would have been cracked any quicker . |
| 3 | I do not believe that at any time , and certainly not at any time when I knew them , was there any emotional relationship between Harold Wilson and Marcia Williams . |
| 4 | And , from my experience , I can only believe that in some measure , the courts are guilty of supporting the police in this attitude , for the sake of maintaining a status quo . |
| 5 | We should also note that there are at least two different factors which may lead us to feel that some notion deserves emphasis ; one of course is contrast with another property that might have been expressed ; the second is salience of the notion within the particular situation envisaged ; this would presumably be true for : ( 16 ) Geraldine told us a long story about bee-keepers With these points in mind , we should now compare ( 15 ) with ( 17 ) and ask ourselves how much emphasis of either kind is present in ( 17 ) , provided that it is not " read in " in order to support the hypothesis : ( 17 ) the ideas discussed will be put to our colonel topics suitable could include divorce and bankruptcy buildings adjacent will be closed for three days Since there is no doubt that these sentences might be used in situations where the property of the adjective would not be contrastive , the only candidate which may have any plausibility is the " salient on this occasion " variety , though there does not seem to be very strong reason to believe that in all cases where these sentences could be used the adjective property will be salient ; we return to this later . |
| 6 | As Larry Lytle , the main spokesman for USL puts it : ‘ USL understands that it is naive to believe that in any merger nothing changes . |
| 7 | This view could be called cynical , but my experience leads me to believe that in most situations we are preoccupied with ourselves and our own agendas . |
| 8 | It is tempting to believe that in this story Poe may have had in mind a case of premature burial , in which the principal figure was the mother of his patron , John L. O'Sullivan . |
| 9 | I believe that at this time St. Martin 's Boys School offered a good education within the financial limits available . |
| 10 | They believe that with this unity a Labour Government becomes directly into view as the next stage on the road to working class power . |
| 11 | Ministers believe that with several months leeway , they can overcome public fears and backbench resentments sufficiently to reduce the potential Tory rebellion from 50-70 votes — which could spell defeat — to a manageable 20-30 . |
| 12 | Ministers believe that with several months leeway , they can overcome public fears and backbench resentments sufficiently to reduce the potential Tory rebellion from 50-70 votes — which in tandem with Labour could spell defeat — to a manageable 20-30 . |
| 13 | I can not see any other potential locations for a new settlement straddling the A A sixty four corridor , in addition to the three I have just mentioned and I believe that on that basis , it would be reasonable from the strategic point of view , to exclude sector six . |
| 14 | I really believe that for some reason or other the place is frightening him out of his wits . |
| 15 | We therefore believe that until such time as the Government can clarify what proportion of the projected demand it is willing to satisfy under MPG6 , can be acceptably met through existing reserves , and what realistic mechanisms it intends to apply to extinguish the remainder , no new sources of supply should be permitted . |
| 16 | We therefore believe that until such time as the Government can clarify what proportion of the projected demand it is willing to satisfy under MPG6 , can be acceptably met through existing reserves , and what realistic mechanisms it intends to apply to extinguish the remainder , no new sources of supply should be permitted . |
| 17 | There are some observers who think this to be admirable ; but there are others who believe that in such cases the basic obligations that should keep such enthusiasts at home have been obscured by pretension and sentimentality . |
| 18 | I believe that in all seasons of the year one would find that it had a most delightful character , . |
| 19 | All City insurance analysts believe that in any event Australian Mutual will not get the Pearl for the 605p per share bid that it has made . |
| 20 | Because the need for high PIP remained unchanged , we believe that in these cases there was preferential distribution of surfactant into one lung exposing that side to increased barotrauma . |
| 21 | They believe that in this passage , as with the rest of the chapter , there is much that is symbolism , used by Matthew to say what the birth of Jesus means to him . |
| 22 | He believes that under these conditions of choice , which he describes as the original position , there is only one set of principles which can be rationally chosen to govern a society enjoying favourable social and economic conditions . |
| 23 | Mr. Foster believes that for many politics is something remote and complicated and wishes to change that . |
| 24 | He will send the Conablaiche to kill every male child in Ireland , ’ said Fael-Inis , ‘ for he believes that in that way , he will kill the child who will one day rise up to challenge him . ’ |
| 25 | Tivoli 's boss , ex-IBMer Frank Moss , believes that in many organisations up to 40% of the cost of owning Unix kit can be attributed to managing systems that are distributed across networks . |
| 26 | Tivoli 's boss , ex-IBMer Frank Moss , believes that in many organisations up to 40% of the cost of owning Unix kit can be attributed to managing systems that are distributed across networks . |
| 27 | The right hon. Member for Blaby may not like the idea of a European central bank , but he is clearly on record as saying that he believes that in this country 's economy an independent central bank would be a guarantee against inflation . |