Example sentences of "[pron] is [adj] think [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tides are destroyers and creators of coastlines — nibbling here , building there ; it is odd to think that our coasts are shaped largely by the gravitational energy of the moon . |
| 2 | Other people found his looks so engaging that it is sad to think that he was deeply conscious of noses , especially when he was worried about Jewishness . |
| 3 | Although there is no evidence that Horace Walpole ( who died on 2 March 1797 ) ever attended College meetings it is pleasant to think that he may have formed the undiscovered link between Lord Camden and the as yet unlocated Veterinary College . |
| 4 | It is easy to think that they are made by men . |
| 5 | If you do have a fairly sophisticated information service it is easy to think that you have all the answers to hand , but this may not be the case . |
| 6 | If it ever came to making hard choices over monetary policy or economic policy where the needs of one region or country conflicted with those of Germany , it is fanciful to think that her priorities , as the self-styled ‘ motor ’ of Europe , would not prevail . |
| 7 | The exceptional quality of the portrait of Spring is immediately apparent when one turns to that of Summer … it is difficult to think that it was produced by the " painter " of Spring : the delineation of the features is insensitive , the colouring inferior " ( Smith 1976 , 9 ) . |
| 8 | If your husband retires on a Friday , it is unrealistic to think that your great new life together will take off with a flourish the following Monday ; but the good news is that if you can think in terms of allowing yourselves time to renegotiate the way you live together , the chances are that you will both have adjusted to the new situation within about two years . |
| 9 | It is tempting to think that what is being attempted is some sort of solar containment , trapping the power of the sun and storing for energy . |
| 10 | So little of a reliable nature is known of Cemaleddin Aksarayi 's life , so prominent is the association of him with Aksaray that it is tempting to think that he passed his whole life there : such certainly is the thrust of the Ottoman sources as well as Melikoff 's article . |
| 11 | Actually it is wrong to think that your present diet will necessarily lead to a long and productive life . |
| 12 | ‘ It is wonderful to think that someone in a government ministry may be paying attention and trying to help us , ’ he said last night . |
| 13 | His methods of computation may be ridiculous , but he is right to think that they do not love him , and his sense of bitter ingratitude causes his madness . |