Example sentences of "it [is] [adv] [adj] believe that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's also hard to believe that someone who would use a lap-top computer would forget where he left it . ’ |
| 2 | It is however impossible to believe that among these — bearing in mind that each applicant had to be sponsored by some reputable person — there were , as some claimed , barbers , man-milliners , tailors , shoemakers , mercers , mutton pie men , rat catchers , razor-strop makers , razor grinders , a druggist 's porter , insolvent debtors , and in general , the out-at-elbow fraternity . |
| 3 | It is similarly naive to believe that management who have relied on these external services will necessarily be able to control them when they are brought in-house |
| 4 | Though there are a few anomalous features in this framing ( and the sceptic is well aware how often unscrupulous dealers have altered or exchanged such items for the sake of a sale ) it is nevertheless easier to believe that it is original than to contrive any coherent explanation . |
| 5 | Yet it is very hard to believe that this sort of explanation can account for more than a handful of hoards , if any . |
| 6 | It is quite impossible to believe that he will fade from the scene on formal retirement in a few years ' time . |
| 7 | It is extremely difficult to believe that this cult did not have political overtones . |
| 8 | Although it is too fanciful to believe that the later Last Tango in Paris could have been influenced by John and Mary , there are nonetheless similarities between the two seemingly worlds-apart movies . |
| 9 | One shows drapery-folds stacked in a way , based on observation , that becomes regular in Greek art around the middle of the second half of the century , but it is almost impossible to believe that the original date of these carvings is so late . |
| 10 | It is almost impossible to believe that they did not have contemporary events in mind , and as Æthelred was certainly not victorious , the implication is that he was unwise . |
| 11 | In the provincial press , and especially the local weeklies , it is more difficult to believe that direct influence was rare . |
| 12 | For example , it is more convenient to believe that your behaviour ‘ just happens ’ because this absolves you from having the responsibilities that accompany choice . |
| 13 | It is less easy to believe that the large scale migrations of birds are accomplished by memorized landmarks and home cues than are those of the digger wasp and salmon . |