Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] think " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three of them moved thought the ship at a speed that I can hardly describe . |
| 2 | we 're not a society yet , so I mean thinking about that , we have tried to become a society before . |
| 3 | Er another thing that I mean thought , somebody told me about the other day er it 's an old thing is er gravel drives . |
| 4 | I mean think about it . |
| 5 | So I mean think about it as long term planning , and certainly for those under er sixty the long term becomes extremely long term because er you know you 're looking at perhaps a third of your life er which is er still to be accounted for . |
| 6 | Say you 've got erm I mean think of elec electrical wires , like pipes . |
| 7 | And I mean think of say rolling back in traffic if you 're waiting on a hill . |
| 8 | It 's very interesting to note that in contemporary political philosophy there is almost no room left for democratic decision making because in most theories that we 're given , more or less everything is already decided at a constitutional level I mean think of theory of justice , it 's the theory of justice that decides the basic nature of a constitution so the role of members of a government is simply to interpret and apply the constitution so they can make the most efficient tax policies given the basic constitution , but no individual has the authority to challenge that constitution and change it by democratic means . |
| 9 | I mean think er , life assurance erm , obviously it 's the to have fails , but if somebody is eligible for , and can afford living assurance , it 's got to be a brilliant product . |
| 10 | so , erm I mean think we 're in their hands and that 's why I was a bit apprehensive about doing publicity for it at such an early stage because I like to see i 's dotted and t 's crossed er but however I 'll chase them up again in the next few days |
| 11 | That evening , after supper , I was too tired to write up notes , so I lay thinking over the day in order to make it easier to write them up in the morning . |
| 12 | They caught the sparks that showered from my own tiny anvil and I failed to think it odd . |
| 13 | Hopeless , I walked towards the nearest town , which was further away than I cared to think about . |
| 14 | So I got thinking about whether it should bother us that more and more people in the world today are working underground , illegally , outside the legitimate economy . |
| 15 | I got to think about this on my own . |
| 16 | I got to think about this . |
| 17 | I hate to think what we 'd do if they had to be replaced . |
| 18 | I hate to think how many women he has assaulted since then . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I hate to think what the others are like , ’ Annabel said . |
| 20 | I hate to think of her now — alone and unhappy , perhaps . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I was doubtful myself , ’ Maureen admitted , ‘ but I hate to think of you in that awful room . |
| 22 | The greeter was grouchy at seven ; I hate to think how nettled she was by ten . |
| 23 | I hate to think what Major Maxim got taught in school — or would it have been the Army ? ’ |
| 24 | I hate to think of him dead and in so horrid a way . ’ |
| 25 | I hate to think where this particular gag might end up … . |
| 26 | She really needs a strong man by her side ; I hate to think what marrying a weak one would do to her — and to him . |
| 27 | I hate to think of you blundering about , alone and unprotected . ’ |
| 28 | From 1979 to 1987 , six Conservative Ministers were found guilty of breaking the law — in their official capacity , I hasten to add ; I hate to think what the tally is now . |
| 29 | I hate to think of her and that … and that Eddie … ’ |
| 30 | I hate to think what effect it would have on our deficit if it included realistic costings of the value of their time . |