Example sentences of "believe [that] they [modal v] be " in BNC.

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1 That when it did , she believed that they would be obliterated totally , like midges slapped into nothingness by a giant .
2 Few believed that they could be transformed to fulfil the goals of ‘ modern ’ care .
3 About 3,000 people converged on foreign embassies in Tirana on March 6 , believing that they would be opened to asylum-seekers ( as in July 1990 ) .
4 Bakunin was perhaps not entirely wrong in supposing that in such a time the spirit of at least potential insurrection was most likely to smoulder among the marginal and sub-proletariat , though he was quite mistaken in believing that they would be the base of revolutionary movements .
5 Clothes and personal effects may only be seized if the custody officer : ( a ) believes that the person from whom they are seized may use them : ( i ) to cause physical injury to himself or another ; ( ii ) to damage property ; ( iii ) to interfere with evidence ; ( iv ) to assist him to escape ; or ( b ) has reasonable grounds for believing that they may be evidence relating to an offence .
6 I find difficulty believing that they will be able to do that , simply because the detailed assessment that has been done to date , as we 've heard so many times is is incomplete .
7 I do not believe that they would be put off by a hostile bid not being ‘ good-form ’ . ’
8 He disliked the arriviste Jews because he felt that they were provincial and superstitious and liable to arouse hostility ; nor did he believe that they would be loyal to France .
9 They explored every indentation in the coast off which they sailed — and with depressing regularity each indentation , even though some of them were very large and tempted the navigators to believe that they might be the longed-for straits , proved to be a cul-de-sac .
10 Students are encouraged to believe that they must be broad and hopefully able to cope with any Physical problem .
11 This is the stage , sadly , when many people are ready to believe that they can be put in touch with the relative or friend who has died , and consult faith healers who make all sorts of promises .
12 The principles on which these three kinds of bodies are built are so fundamentally different that it is difficult to believe that they can be related to one another except right at the very roots of the evolutionary tree .
13 And though Security Pacific says its talks with Wells Fargo were discontinued and that ‘ no further talks are currently under way or contemplated , ’ most bank analysts like to believe that they will be picked up again at some point — unless the banks find other partners first .
14 We recognise that the costs of this would not be negligible , but believe that they would be insignificant in terms of cost-effectiveness .
15 They are often fully aware that their problem has no basis in present reality and so , because they are unable to do anything to overcome it , they believe that they must be stupid .
16 Do those who invade Fort-de-France believe that they will be better off there than here , should the earth begin to quake ?
17 They believe that they will be massive because their records are strong enough .
18 I agree unreservedly with the right hon. Gentleman 's comments and believe that they will be echoed throughout the country .
19 However , the next coal contracts will be at competitive rates and I believe that they will be satisfactory for British Coal .
20 It is essentially a matter for the Government and I believe that they will be able to demonstrate that the Town and Country Planning ( Assessment of Environmental Effects )
21 They believe that they will be massive because their records are strong enough .
22 We feel ‘ responsible ’ ( which really means that they are not or should not be responsible ) , and believe that they should be taking matters more easily , accepting their situation and peacefully ‘ enjoying ’ their last years of life .
23 Well we believe that they could be at or below the three hundred and seventy eight pounds .
24 The dolphins ' opinion of Miss Goddard was not recorded but it is believed that they would be unlikely to demur from her conclusion .
25 If more than one remedy is indicated , in classical homoeopathy it is believed that they should be administered separately to allow the body to process each one individually .
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