Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] as to believe " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was not so simple as to believe that the danger would be over when Aldhelm went home frustrated , but what followed he would have to encounter and parry when it came . |
| 2 | Yet the Profitboss is not so naive as to believe that people do not occasionally betray trust , do not occasionally fiddle their expenses , do not occasionally get sloppy and hire unnecessary staff . |
| 3 | They were n't quite so stupid as to believe wholly their own propaganda . |
| 4 | Men like Ryan , and probably Leo , could have their pick of women , which made it even more unbelievable that she had been so stupid as to believe Ryan . |
| 5 | All in all , a pitiful collection , but he was n't so self-deceiving as to believe their relationship had been much more than a sum of those parts . |
| 6 | Who would be so naïve as to believe that ? |
| 7 | I 'd like to think that it was remorse that made you come sobbing into Adam 's arms that way , but I 'm not so naïve as to believe it . |
| 8 | ‘ Or are you still so naïve as to believe that he just wanted a comforting kiss and a cuddle ? ’ |