Example sentences of "[not/n't] believe [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as for not believing me , they wo n't have much choice . |
| 2 | ‘ Who indeed ? ’ she asked , not believing him for a minute , ‘ But rather arrogant of you to assume I would be willing to be caught . ’ |
| 3 | He could not help her by attacking Havvie and creating an even worse scandal ; that would be self-indulgent , merely seeking to exorcise his own guilt for not believing her . |
| 4 | Rory lay down on his back , the carpet pricking him rather pleasantly , content not to reply , not believing her , not caring . |
| 5 | Hoomey looked at Sam , not believing it . |
| 6 | The orchestra ground to an embarrassed halt and the audience was completely silent , as if not believing it . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm glad to hear that , ’ Claudia said , not believing it for one moment . |
| 8 | Born , they held it like a long skinned thing and for a moment she stared at it hanging in the air not knowing if it was alive or dead , good or bad , not believing it was over . |
| 9 | You ca n't know how much I hate myself for not believing you . |
| 10 | If someone bought me an expensive perfumed soap , I would save it — not believing I would ever have another — until I found it years later , grubby and odourless ! |
| 11 | When she said she did not know ( which was true , for a long time ) they did not believe her . |
| 12 | I had not believed her then , and I did not believe her now . |
| 13 | Oliver did not believe her , but he thought that at last this might be an opportunity to escape . |
| 14 | But she did not speak in her usual natural way , and Mary did not believe her . |
| 15 | Even her own family did not believe her . |
| 16 | He did not believe her . |
| 17 | His tone was without menace , but Lisa sensed he did not believe her . |
| 18 | She felt disloyal in not telling Jenny of Matthew 's inconsequential fickleness , and yet Jenny would probably not believe her if she did tell . |
| 19 | Still he did not believe her . |
| 20 | She was ‘ extremely upset ’ and shouted that she knew they would not believe her and left the workshop . |
| 21 | If you do not believe me , then listen to how Steffi Graf and Monica Seles let the cat out of the bag in Paris . |
| 22 | She did not believe me . |
| 23 | He does not believe me , she thought , and I can tell no one , there are no words to convey the fear , the blank fear . |
| 24 | Frankfurt Dear Professor , I am sad that you do not believe me . |
| 25 | I am the truth , but you will not believe me , |
| 26 | He shook his head doubtfully as if he did not believe me but did n't want to be harsh about saying so . |
| 27 | At first , of course , Richard did not believe me . |
| 28 | But I fear you may not believe me : because you may well think that I 've made the process seem incredibly complicated . |
| 29 | And when I told them that in my country there were millions just like me , they did not believe me , but just smiled . |
| 30 | The palace kitchen is huge — if I described it , with its great pots on the fire and the mountains of food on the tables , perhaps you would not believe me . |