Example sentences of "i [verb] not 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 . |