Example sentences of "[pron] think [pers pn] could [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought we could use it . ’ |
| 2 | but I persuaded him that it would melt while he had his drink and to put it in my bag and er it was lunchtime when we got home and we were going some I , I ca n't remember what we were doing afterwards so I gave it to his mother , I thought she could share it . |
| 3 | I thought I could make it on my own here , but I 'm not so certain now . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought I could do it as an outsider , as an Englishman coming in , ’ Schlesinger claimed . |
| 5 | Because it was no use to the farmer , there was no water to be seen there , and I thought I could do it with my own garden tools , and so once I 'd removed all the rough brambles and so on and discovered the periphery of the old pond |
| 6 | ‘ I thought I could handle it — but the very next day we 'd been sightseeing and returned to our suite and I looked into your eyes and felt myself drowning . |
| 7 | Well I saw this present I thought I could find it sort of erm well I suppose I would off everywhere . |
| 8 | I thought I could call it erm a Spanish omelette . |
| 9 | I think we could do it now that we know something more about space . |
| 10 | I think we could sell it I think we could sell it for |
| 11 | I think we could sell it I think we could sell it for |
| 12 | On the whole I think we could say it was one of Joey 's bright young men . ’ |
| 13 | Thank you the only is that you will have seen organised generally supported that although I think we could support it a lot better than we have . |
| 14 | I think he could improve it just a bit Jonathan |
| 15 | I think you could give it , that one all to himself then . |
| 16 | I think , I bet , I think you could wear it or put a belt round and make it into a it might not be , you can tuck it under , you know , put , like a blouse effect . |
| 17 | Right I think you could bring it , this out sociological this to you |
| 18 | ‘ Even so , if the rabbit died , I think you could take it as fate 's plan for you . |
| 19 | ‘ I think you could call it the metaphorical baked meats for our secretary . |
| 20 | I think I could like it here . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ But I think I could keep it going for quite a while . |
| 22 | Do you think you could manage it ? |
| 23 | Would you like to see that again or do you think you could manage it now ? |
| 24 | ‘ Look , do you think you could leave it until tomorrow ? |
| 25 | Do you think you could make it by half past ? |
| 26 | I do n't mind that , do you think you could take it or something cos otherwise I 'll never remember whose had what . |
| 27 | Do you think I could leave it just there ? |
| 28 | For a moment , she thought she could see it : fragile silver filaments of enchantment , gentle brittle frost-webs of something that was not quite light , but not quite solid , but somehow composed of both . |
| 29 | ‘ And if you thought you could pin it on me , you 'd have had me cautioned and the bracelets on by now , ’ I said bravely . |
| 30 | Cos you thought he could do it , you were wrong . |