Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] do not believe " in BNC.
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1 | To the end — or at least to his testimony in Poindexter 's trial , in 1990 — Reagan maintained he did not believe that he had been trading arms for hostages . |
2 | But she has said she does not believe she will be crowned . |
3 | His tone was without menace , but Lisa sensed he did not believe her . |
4 | The five smaller parties represented in the new ‘ coalition government ’ yesterday withdrew their support for Mr Krenz , saying they did not believe his assurances that he was unaware of the large-scale corruption among the previous communist leadership . |
5 | The five smaller parties represented in the new ‘ coalition government ’ yesterday withdrew their support for Mr Krenz , saying they did not believe his assurances that he was unaware of the large-scale corruption among the previous Communist leadership . |
6 | The five smaller parties represented in the new ‘ coalition government ’ yesterday withdrew their support for Mr Krenz , saying they did not believe his assurances that he was unaware of the large-scale corruption among the previous communist leadership of which he was a vital part . |
7 | A CLERGYMAN who trains priests yesterday said he was saddened but not surprised that he had been sacked after admitting he does not believe in God . |
8 | He was very drowsy , and as I had no intention of letting him wake himself up with a conversation on my private life or anything else , I said I did not believe in mixing business and pleasure , and , as I hoped , the cliché put him to sleep . |
9 | That is to say I do not believe that there could be peculiar events , such as a resurrection , or miracles , events which interrupt the normal causal relationships persisting in history and in nature . |
10 | These " no-hopers " were probably given to me because I may well have been overheard to say I did not believe that there was such a person who had gone through a-initio training as a pilot who could not get on step by step until he became an operational pilot . |
11 | Relating that to Labour 's ‘ unprecendented mass conversion ’ to moderation in Brighton last week , Mrs Thatcher said she did not believe her opponents now stood for home ownership , strong defence and financial rectitude . |
12 | The widow of another exUDR man allegedly murdered with Casey 's help said she did not believe the allegations . |
13 | In one recent poll 399 out of 400 patients at the Centre for Radiation Studies in Kiev said they did not believe what their doctors told them . |
14 | Today the judge dismissed reports from two psychiatrists who said they did not believe Bourgois was dangerous . |
15 | Family members at his funeral said they do not believe official accounts . |
16 | But British Rail said it did not believe the maps were authentic . |
17 | It also said it did not believe there was a case for giving additional compensation to UK depositors beyond the statutory deposit protection scheme . |
18 | The Salvadorean Government said the attack on the hotel was a bid to kidnap Mr Joao Baena Soares , secretary-general of the Organisation of American States , who was in the country on a peace mission , but the OAS chief said he did not believe this . |
19 | The Home Secretary stressed last night that the Government had not yet decided whether to bring forward legislation , but he said he did not believe the Hetherington report could just be interred . |
20 | Dismissing an apppeal against a planning decision , the minister said he did not believe it was possible to solve Hampshire 's housing problems by allowing pockets of development . |
21 | Mr David Bruce , a member of the local Tory association , said he did not believe Mr Taylor would be asked to stand again . |
22 | But Mr Cook said he did not believe the party could leave the leadership in abeyance . |
23 | Sculley said he did not believe anyone had been able to build an HDTV set at a reasonable price . |
24 | Mr McMurray said he did not believe the findings related to Northern Ireland , because none of the three firms had significant links with the province . |
25 | Mr McMurray said he did not believe the findings related to Northern Ireland , because none of the three firms had significant links with the province . |
26 | Newsagent John Ellis also said he did not believe such a call would have much influence on Parliament . |
27 | Newsagent , John Ellis , said he did not believe such a call would have much influence on Parliament . |
28 | Mr Barnett said he did not believe any rules of racing had been broken , so he did not believe the Jockey Club could hold a disciplinary hearing . |
29 | The club 's board had voted by a majority to remove Venables as chief executive , and Sir Donald said he did not believe it would be ‘ right or sensible ’ for him to make an order overriding that . |
30 | Coun Walsh said he did not believe the bypass would hit the Guisborough economy by taking passing trade away from shops and garages . |