Example sentences of "can [not/n't] believe [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mother Fran said : ‘ I can not believe we are just a few hours from going home . |
| 2 | Dr Geoffrey Wyatt , the paediatrician who was her ‘ partner in crime ’ to those who can not believe they were even remotely right , still works in Middlesbrough , though not on child abuse . |
| 3 | They use a lot yeah the ch I put it in my I mean , I said yesterday to him , we 've got the decorators in and then co they turned round and said he is meant to be a businessman and they said he can not believe they 've never met tha such a penny pinching guy |
| 4 | I 've lost 4ins ( 10cm ) all over and my friends can not believe it — they have all been buying your book ! |
| 5 | I can not believe it took two weeks to discover that three of our Olympic athletes had taken drugs . |
| 6 | Freer use of the telephone is being extended to prisons with a lesser security category ; men in Maidstone can not believe it would jeopardize security there if it were available . |
| 7 | " " I can not believe it , " said the king . |
| 8 | Many people — editors audible among them — still can not believe it has stopped . |
| 9 | As a scientist I can not believe it — but I saw it happen with my own eyes . |
| 10 | I can not believe it ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I can not believe it , I have already had so many job offers as a result of taking part in . |
| 12 | I can not believe it ! ’ |
| 13 | I just can not believe it . |
| 14 | Fighting back the tears Joanne , 24 , of Dolydd , The Meadows , explained yesterday : ‘ I can not believe it everything has gone wrong . ’ |
| 15 | They just can not believe it , they are waving , they are clapping , they are teary . ’ |
| 16 | Hysen , who won a Championship medal at Anfield , said last night : ‘ Anders is such a good footballer , I can not believe he 's not playing , particularly in a side that 's struggling . |
| 17 | ‘ I can not believe he is not real , ’ Cleo said . |
| 18 | I can not believe he came without Airey Neave 's permission , but it did not look a very comfortable arrangement , and I declined . |
| 19 | Honestly , Henry , when I think back to when I first saw Andrew Jones in that mucky room , the thin weed of a lad with nothing about him , I can not believe he 's the same person represented by Mr Andrew Jones , not only head of the showrooms , but … |
| 20 | I really can not believe I 'm hearing aright . ’ |
| 21 | I can not believe I was so shallow back then . |
| 22 | ‘ Having heard your accountant exclaim at your expenditure on the new London salon , I can not believe you are having difficulty in disposing of your wealth , ’ she said . |
| 23 | I can not believe you mean it . |
| 24 | ‘ I can not believe you were here , in Roma , while I was employing half the detectives in New York to find you ! ’ |