Example sentences of "he [modal v] [not/n't] believe [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could n't believe his luck . |
| 2 | The boy was ragged and dirty and for a moment he stood transfixed staring at Hari and Will as though he could n't believe his eyes . |
| 3 | He could n't believe his luck . |
| 4 | Nick stared as if he could n't believe his ears . |
| 5 | He could n't believe his ears . |
| 6 | But he still needed them because he could n't believe his luck either , he had the feeling that it might come crashing down round him . |
| 7 | Mr McNeill ( 74 ) from Imperial Street , Belfast , who checks his numbers every night without fail , said he could n't believe his luck . |
| 8 | She was a baby , and , in any case , he could not believe her feelings went very deep . |
| 9 | He looked at me as if he could not believe his eyes , and a faint , doubtful smile began to move his lips . |
| 10 | When he saw the invitation , Khrushchev tells us he could not believe his eyes . |
| 11 | His mouth fell open and he could not believe his eyes . |
| 12 | He could not believe his luck . |
| 13 | He could not believe his ears . |
| 14 | When Ernest came home , he could not believe his eyes . |
| 15 | ‘ Gone ? ’ said the District Chief , as if he could not believe his ears . |
| 16 | He ca n't believe their cheek . |
| 17 | But he did n't , you know , he , he ca n't believe his luck that somebody |