Example sentences of "[indef pn] thinks [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He paused and then added , ‘ In any case , everyone thinks we should go . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It boggles my mind that everyone thinks they can pull the wool over the eyes of a company that 's had 30 years experience in dicking rock bands . |
| 3 | If everyone thinks they can make money out of bargain books , let them . ’ |
| 4 | An exhibitor 's put an exhibit up and everyone thinks they can beat it but when they 've gone and left their the exhibitors gone back and put a new lot up … things like that happen . |
| 5 | I work hard at dull , practical things , she thought , and so everyone thinks I must be mature and reliable and sensible ; but really it 's because I ca n't cope with the other things , the things that are frightening and dangerous . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , everyone thinks he should just ignore it . |
| 7 | If someone thinks they could raise that future flow , they will pay more for the firm . |
| 8 | Someone thinks I should pay them ten thousand pounds . |
| 9 | Mr Clarke may invigorate the police , but nobody thinks you can beat crime just by legislation . |
| 10 | The less one is who one thinks one ought to be , the more one is who one is . |
| 11 | The first thing to get straight about Zurich is that it is not the capital of Switzerland , though there are times when one thinks it ought to be , and others when one gets the impression that it would not mind at all if it was . |
| 12 | Everybody thinks they can grab five per cent of everybody else 's market without actually losing any of their own . |
| 13 | Mm yes , well I think they sound like good targets , is , has anyone looked at their work and said I worked my socks off for that , I could not have improved it , I 've left that section blank so everybody thinks they could of improved that piece of work , good , that 's what this is all about , getting better . |
| 14 | Everybody thinks there must be 10,000 more Baryshnikovs over there . |
| 15 | Well , just concerned about the usual thing that obviously many people are away on holiday then , er I I 'm wondering if th anyone anticipates any particular problems this year , or if anyone thinks we ought to do anything by way of special arrangements ? |
| 16 | v. We also need to increase the number of Medau classes being taught and if anyone thinks they might like an additional class or is already considering opening one and would like help to promote it , needs an introduction to pave the way with a new Institute , Leisure Centre or other official body or would just like to talk over the possibilities , please get in touch with me — I shall be delighted to hear from you . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd like to play a role in the Lords sometime but I 'll have to wait and see if anyone thinks I 'd be useful there now . ’ |