Example sentences of "believe [pron] [conj] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 " I want to know what you 're up to , " he said , and I do n't think he believed me when I told him I was only trying to find out whether there were any rabbits who wanted to leave the warren .
2 I do n't think the woman in the New York Avis office believed me when I told her that I wanted to hire a convertible .
3 She did n't believe me when I said I was sure it was because she was n't taking the carriage far enough over to the right , clearing the pattern selector .
4 ‘ You did n't believe me when I said I had n't distracted Simon and you would n't have believed me if I 'd told you it was your child I might be carrying , ’ she replied , her voice shaking a little despite all her efforts to project a calm image .
5 David did n't believe me when I said he was black .
6 He did n't believe me when I told him about you , which just goes to show how much people judge by outward appearances .
7 Nicola did n't believe me when I told her she thought I was playing a joke
8 Milk up Nicola did n't believe me when I told her .
9 You would n't believe me if I told you . ’
10 Blaming it on the Company would be just a fallback — you would n't believe me if I said I was n't drinking of that but you might believe me if I say we 'd prefer the good old British way : that nothing happened and there 's no blame at all .
11 ( ‘ Would you believe me if I called myself a Puritan ?
12 ‘ You would n't believe it if I told you , ’ Adam said , and gave a sudden mirthless laugh .
13 Farmer Tom Savage , from Worcester , told Dogs Today : ‘ I could n't believe it when I saw them .
14 Neil 's mother , Sherie , 28 , said : ‘ I could n't believe it when I saw him .
15 I could n't believe it when I saw it cos we had just cemented the ill-fated Admiral deal .
16 I could n't believe it when I saw it .
17 My mum could n't believe it when I shaved my legs , thought it absolutely outrageous .
18 He merely nodded , however , as if he as a doctor fully appreciated the difficulties and while Rachel was searching for what to say next he said , ‘ I could n't believe it when I found you working here . ’
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