Example sentences of "could [adv] believe [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The league champions could scarcely believe their luck as they then moved into overdrive scoring four tries in the final quarter without reply . |
| 2 | Molly Pearce , the helpful spinster with her eye on Maurice ; she fitted so exactly that Wycliffe could scarcely believe his luck . |
| 3 | The Indian hierarchy could hardly believe their luck when they heard details of the party to tour the sub-continent this winter . |
| 4 | When he was handed the fags he could hardly believe his luck , he smiled broadly , revealing rows of black and yellow teeth , repeating over and over , ‘ Merci , merci . ’ |
| 5 | But , in pantomime fashion , he let it fumble from his hands and Clarke could hardly believe his luck as he rolled the ball from into the empty net . |
| 6 | He could hardly believe his luck and unlocked the door to admit her . |
| 7 | Sometimes he could hardly believe his luck . |
| 8 | And he could hardly believe his luck when he won . |
| 9 | Norman seemed to have hold of a headed back-pass from central defender Gary Bennett , but he allowed the ball to slip from his grasp and challenging striker Mark Gall could hardly believe his luck as he dribbled towards an empty net to tap home . |
| 10 | Huet , a 22-year-old ranked 297 in the world , could hardly believe his success over the seventh seed . |
| 11 | Villa boss Ron Atkinson could hardly believe his side 's fortune , saying : ‘ It 's hard to take . |
| 12 | I could hardly believe my luck . |
| 13 | With the election less than a fortnight away , I could hardly believe my luck . |
| 14 | He could never believe his luck , just as he could never explain his talent . |