Example sentences of "believe that it be rain " in BNC.
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| 1 | Belief that , on the other hand , is understood t be an acceptance of fact , and observation of what is the case — as in ‘ I believe that it is raining ’ . |
| 2 | If ‘ it is raining ’ expresses the belief that it is raining , but says not that I , the speaker , have that belief , but simply that it is raining , it would appear that it differs in meaning from ‘ I believe that it is raining ’ . |
| 3 | This would be so if ‘ I believe that it is raining , were a psychological statement about myself . |
| 4 | What I am expressing is a tentative belief that it is raining , not the belief ( or awareness of the fact ) that I believe that it is raining . |
| 5 | If someone believes that it is raining , or that the knave stole the tarts , there is either a state of affairs such as he believes in or there is not , and his belief , and the statement which expresses it , is true or false ; accordingly . |