Example sentences of "[pron] hard believe [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He found it hard to believe that the 3 per cent of allegations of racial discrimination sustained by the authority could reflect the true picture , and he supported an independent investigatory agency to handle all aspects of complaints against the police . |
| 2 | However , given that such maps exist , I find it hard to believe that distances could be estimated by a method analogous to using Pythagoras ' theorem . |
| 3 | During the War of Independence Glasgow merchants had found it hard to believe that anything could ever threaten their old , safe monopoly in sugar , cotton , and the ‘ golden weed ’ . |
| 4 | I sincerely hope that it has been picked up by accident and that I will be re-united with it soon , as I find it hard to believe that such an incident could lead to its deliberate theft . |
| 5 | I find it hard to believe that the answer lies in reciprocity or disguised selfishness in any simple sense . |
| 6 | I find it hard to believe that so fundamental a process is not governed by principles just as elegant and universal as those uncovered in relation to molecular genetics . |
| 7 | I find it hard to believe that someone can really care for me |
| 8 | People who hear themselves for the first time on a tape-recorder often find it hard to believe that the stranger talking is actually them . |
| 9 | Now , even those who sincerely hate capitalism find it hard to believe that the example of the third world will save us all . |
| 10 | She found it hard to believe that a Press Officer would be party to evidence of this nature . |
| 11 | She still found it hard to believe that any British ship could be in danger so near to home ; even when Jock had explained that unless a submarine was in water deep enough in which to dive , an escort was essential . |
| 12 | They have found it hard to believe that 100 shares bought in 1973 for £145 are now worth nearly £7,900 . |
| 13 | Taunton fans might find it hard to believe that anyone doubts Cook 's ability after three bountiful seasons in the West Country . |
| 14 | I found it hard to believe that Flora could suffer like other people from minor humiliations , personal relationships . |
| 15 | I find it hard to believe that my paintings now sell in London and many other places ! |
| 16 | I found it hard to believe that , even if he had been out of the country , his family could have moved away without his knowing . |
| 17 | I find it hard to believe that this amount would be likely to deter someone from participating in a tournament . |
| 18 | So that Clara , although she found it hard to believe that she herself was thus chosen , had no alternative to believing it . |
| 19 | Discerning Greeks like Thucydides ( i. 10 ) knew that the relative splendour of the physical remains of Sparta and Athens was no index of their real strengths : suppose , he says , that the city of Sparta were to become deserted , future generations would find it hard to believe that the place , an old-fashioned , higgledy-piggledy collection of villages , was really as powerful as it was represented to be ; whereas if the same were to happen to Athens , one would think that she was twice as powerful as she really was . |
| 20 | I find it hard to believe that such a plain omission was not deliberate , but here maybe is a matter for consideration by Lautro , S.I.B . |
| 21 | Looking back afterwards , Florrie found it hard to believe that such a tragedy could have arisen from such trivial , everyday circumstances . |
| 22 | I find it , find it hard to believe that you 're not gon na be told th the valuation of your house , in as |
| 23 | Everyone began to listen carefully to the news bulletins on the wireless and to buy newspapers as soon as they were printed , yet people found it hard to believe that war could really happen . |
| 24 | Looking back I find it hard to believe that I did n't keep abreast of all the war news ; but the war had been going on for so long that I , like almost every girl of my generation , had lost interest in it . |
| 25 | She found it hard to believe that such a thing had happened , and tears came to her eyes . |
| 26 | I find it hard to believe that all you need is a big faith for mountains to be moved . |
| 27 | Kersey said : ‘ I find it hard to believe that anybody , even a nut , would murder after thirty years of procrastination . ’ |
| 28 | Many theologians find it hard to believe that the gospel which is called Matthew 's gospel was written by the apostle . |
| 29 | She found it hard to believe that Julius would actually carry out his threat to tell the press about that letter , but she could n't be absolutely sure he would n't do it . |
| 30 | They faced each other , and she found it hard to believe that he could be involved in anything underhand . |