Example sentences of "not [conj] i believe " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that I believe the people raised this statue to me , |
| 2 | Not that I believe in this God of yours , you understand . " |
| 3 | Ltd. v. B.O.A.C. [ 1955 ] A.C. 169 , 191 , Lord Reid stated that if the arguments are fairly evenly balanced ( not that I believe they are in this case ) , that interpretation should be chosen which involves the least alteration of the existing law . |
| 4 | The other districts have had plenty of opportunity to say so but they have not and I believe that can be taken that they are not favourably disposed to a new settlement within their district , regardless of whether they 're in favour of the principle of it . |
| 5 | I eat only fish at the Mermaid these days — not because I believe in dieting , but because I once suffered an awful chips surfeit that put me off them for life . |
| 6 | I ask this not because I believe that he does n't care passionately about Mahler 's music — you only have to hear the vocal exhortations with which he galvanises the Boston players at the most intense moments in the score to realise this . |
| 7 | That I lameduck people only because it flatters me , not because I believe they need my sympathy . |
| 8 | It 's not because I believe therefore , it 's going to happen . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ When I went into the Leeds dressing room to say kick-off had been delayed , the reaction of their management and players was not as I believe it should be . |