Example sentences of "could [not/n't] believe " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not believe that I 'd been so stupid , or that such a simple mistake was about to have such dire consequences . |
| 2 | Could not believe he really wanted to . |
| 3 | Herr Nordern could not believe his ears . |
| 4 | Herr Nordern could not believe his ears . |
| 5 | We had the opportunity to make a fundamental change , and I could not believe that we would allow that opportunity to slip away . |
| 6 | He looked at me as if he could not believe his eyes , and a faint , doubtful smile began to move his lips . |
| 7 | I walked fast , to keep warm , so it may have been that I was a little above myself by the time I reached the school where the classes were held , because that night , try as I would , I could not believe anything our teacher was telling us . |
| 8 | When he saw the invitation , Khrushchev tells us he could not believe his eyes . |
| 9 | The Gnostics could not believe that in Christ the eternal God could have polluted himself by taking flesh and enduring crucifixion ; in the first epistle of John this denial is directly combated . |
| 10 | When it happened to me I just could not believe it . |
| 11 | Emerson noticed this propensity of flags to make ordinary people ‘ poets and mystics ’ , to set off a tingle in the blood ; and flags were festooned round Iran-contra like bunting , exceedingly hard Brought to trial , the players could not believe that their love for their country had caused them to commit crimes ; and the light penalties handed down to all these men , with only Poindexter receiving a jail sentence , suggested that the judges , to some degree , accepted patriotism in mitigation . |
| 12 | ‘ I could not believe the headlines . |
| 13 | Wilson could not believe it but it was true . |
| 14 | There the interview had ended , Wilson leaving with another wish for good health , a wish she could not believe would be granted . |
| 15 | ‘ At first I could not believe it , but when I saw it hanging on the wall of this house , I was flabbergasted , ’ he said . |
| 16 | She said : ‘ The first time I heard of a case I could not believe it . |
| 17 | His mouth fell open and he could not believe his eyes . |
| 18 | As she turned to greet the father with his offspring , the midwife could not believe her ears : ‘ Place it on the fire , ’ he commanded . |
| 19 | She had been so pleasant since Donald 's death that there were times when he could not believe that he was planning to murder her . |
| 20 | Dewey saw that there was a potential conflict between the ideal of education as an instrument and that of education as self-development , but he could not believe that such equally desirable ideals could ultimately be in contradiction one to the other . |
| 21 | He could not believe it , but she was in earnest . |
| 22 | She could not believe her eyes when she saw the Tillers being marched off in the crocodile line to the English Girls ' Club after rehearsals . |
| 23 | Galileo could not believe that a genius such as Archimedes would have used such a crude method . |
| 24 | Horribly frightened by this time , for she could not believe that Susan would have gone out of the house , she ran into the kitchen , and stopped short at the sight of the familiar figure sitting crouched in front of the fire . |
| 25 | She had stood a moment , a long pause ; at first ( her suitcase , the littered money ) she could not believe her eyes . |
| 26 | If I could not believe in the sovereignty of God when it was my son lying there how could I tell someone who came for counselling , suffering the whims of a very insensitive partner , ‘ You continue to honour God in this situation . |
| 27 | No , he could not believe in such a God . |
| 28 | If our presuppositions were right but we could not believe them , the problem would lie elsewhere ( as we will see in chapters eight and eleven ) . |
| 29 | He could not believe that he was hearing right . |
| 30 | Laing could not believe his ears . |