Example sentences of "i can [adv] believe " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can scarcely believe the King is dead and think it just a rumour . |
| 2 | Well , well , well , I can scarcely believe it . |
| 3 | Well , we got through it all , I can scarcely believe that I came through all that and thoroughly enjoyed the excitement of it , and was not in the least bit sea-sick . |
| 4 | ‘ I can scarcely believe I 've lived in Cornwall for all these years and have n't seen any of this before ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It 's dated July 15th — just over a year ago — and he writes : ‘ Today father told me something about himself which I can scarcely believe . |
| 6 | ‘ I can scarcely believe this ! |
| 7 | Then she said , ‘ I can scarcely believe that two young people so obviously in love with each other could be so utterly foolish . |
| 8 | I can well believe that when he now catches this distinctive smell when passing Indian or Pakistani restaurants a nausea returns to him — it is , so to speak , the cuisine of shame . |
| 9 | I can well believe that at home I was going through some such process for many years before I became anorexic , as well as during the course of the disease itself . |
| 10 | I can well believe that many Labour supporters changed their minds on polling day after being terrified by newspaper ads warning how much extra tax they would pay under Kinnock ? |
| 11 | ‘ I can well believe that , ’ said Melissa . |
| 12 | ‘ I can well believe it , ’ said Melissa with a smile . |
| 13 | ‘ Aye , well , I can well believe it . |
| 14 | I can well believe that he has always been in favour of a social charter in Europe , but he has never before asked us to be in Europe enjoying its disadvantages . |
| 15 | I can well believe that . |
| 16 | As for the free kick well I never saw MOTD so I ca n't comment , though I can well believe Speed did f- up , he definitely had an off day . |
| 17 | I can well believe it , it 's a wonder your typewriter did n't get a hernia . |
| 18 | I can well believe Thomas wo n't be fit for Tuesday now . |
| 19 | I can not believe so many people have attacked her for petty reasons , like here lack of smiling . |
| 20 | I am a great fan of Monica Seles but I can not believe all the letters about these two players . |
| 21 | This caused disquiet amongst Colonial officials and prompted Creech Jones , the Colonial Secretary in the later years of the Labour government , to circulate a memorandum to the Cabinet in early 1947 in which he said : ‘ I know full well how important it is that our overseas payments should be kept as low as they possibly can be , but I can not believe that this justifies a course which is contrary to our declared policy in regard both to Colonial and to commercial matters and contrary also to the policy which has long been pursued by the Labour Party . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I do not admit immortality , but I can not believe in death : that is to say , in my own death … |
| 23 | I can not believe that . |
| 24 | Admittedly , the thought-processes of anyone still undecided which way to vote on Thursday must be mysterious or vestigial : but I can not believe that such nonsense will have the slightest effect on the result of the election . |
| 25 | I can not believe that you will burn them . |
| 26 | I can not believe that you will not . |
| 27 | Frankly , I can not believe this . |
| 28 | I can not believe that that man Candless stayed on top of his car all that time . |
| 29 | I can not say with any degree of certainty that this is happening , but the rolling performance is part of the bream 's basic instincts , and therefore I can not believe that certain members of a species abandon entirely a basic behavioural activity . |
| 30 | I can not believe the truth is here |