Example sentences of "i [modal v] not believe " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not believe that I 'd been so stupid , or that such a simple mistake was about to have such dire consequences . |
| 2 | We had the opportunity to make a fundamental change , and I could not believe that we would allow that opportunity to slip away . |
| 3 | I walked fast , to keep warm , so it may have been that I was a little above myself by the time I reached the school where the classes were held , because that night , try as I would , I could not believe anything our teacher was telling us . |
| 4 | ‘ I could not believe the headlines . |
| 5 | ‘ At first I could not believe it , but when I saw it hanging on the wall of this house , I was flabbergasted , ’ he said . |
| 6 | She said : ‘ The first time I heard of a case I could not believe it . |
| 7 | If I could not believe in the sovereignty of God when it was my son lying there how could I tell someone who came for counselling , suffering the whims of a very insensitive partner , ‘ You continue to honour God in this situation . |
| 8 | I could not believe it when he came in and told us . |
| 9 | I could not believe somebody was prepared to pay so much for me . |
| 10 | I could not believe all he was worried about was his BMW when there were two children lying dead in my garden . ’ |
| 11 | Wendy , physio with our Olympic judo team in Barcelona , adds : ‘ I could not believe the number of unsafe exercises . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I could not believe my luck , ’ she said . |
| 13 | I could not believe that I had got my first job . |
| 14 | Nevertheless I could not believe that Parliament intended such a construction because it will produce what I regard as such unfair and absurd results . |
| 15 | I could not believe that this was the intention of Parliament . |
| 16 | I could not believe what I was hearing . |
| 17 | But I could not believe that the policy went unchallenged when there still was scope for negotiation and diplomatic intervention ; yet the Government seemed unwilling to try either . |
| 18 | I could not believe |
| 19 | I could not believe my eyes as every film , one after the other , that I lifted dripping from the hypo , was totally and absolutely blank . |
| 20 | I could not believe that such an outburst of violence could happen in Fontanellato , where everybody , including those who belonged to the party , seemed to be more or less on good terms with one another , but when I arrived home I begged my father to be careful and to avoid discussions with anybody except the doctor . |
| 21 | Were naive enough to think they could get through it without having an appraisal system , which I could not believe . |
| 22 | Until almost the last day I could not believe that we were really leaving Abyssinia for good , that we should not be coming back . |
| 23 | Two days later , he brought me a charcoal drawing of her , very lightly done , a sort of dream-like impression and it was so like her , it captured the essence of her so minutely , that I could not believe he had never seen her , only listened to me . ’ |
| 24 | I could not believe it , and had to see the list for myself . |
| 25 | At first I could not believe you thought this was the house and later … well , I enjoyed listening to you going on about it . |
| 26 | I could not believe that , but he confirmed it openly and readily . |
| 27 | I could not believe it ; I had another 30 minutes to think of all the things that could go wrong . |
| 28 | I could not believe I had actually done it . |
| 29 | I could not believe my own eyes and stood staring at him . |
| 30 | Could we hear from the director of administration the of the year because I had n't known things could be , it seems to me exactly what I had advised the Chairman because I could not believe that on the basis that you want this referred to the full Council . |