Example sentences of "not believe [pers pn] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if one does not believe them to be symbolically ‘ true ’ but false to one 's belief in human equality , there is no point in having made this sideways move . |
| 2 | I do not believe it to be excluded a priori that there could be some , and I do not believe that very much is to be achieved by very general assertions or denials of the possibility . |
| 3 | In the light of the above factors and on the assumption that there is unlikely to be any real increase in the dollar price of oil in the medium term , the Board does not believe it to be financially prudent to maintain the 1992 dividend at the same level as that paid in respect of 1991 . |
| 4 | If I had admitted to being cold , I should also have had to admit that I was hungry , and this was something I was incapable of doing — if only because I did n't believe it to be true . |
| 5 | I do n't believe you to be one . |