Example sentences of "i think they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that they broke in but did n't take anything , and also that they were obviously professionals , makes me think they were looking for something specific . |
| 2 | Now they have aerial wires attached to the masts and they made me think they must intend to use her for some sort of electronic surveillance . |
| 3 | Nor do I think they will be able to charge anything like the premium they used to ; in fact , it 's debatable whether they 'll be able to charge a premium at all . ’ |
| 4 | Did I think they were my flowers ? |
| 5 | I feel neither shame or embarrassment at my feelings , not do I think they should be ignored . |
| 6 | And er they used to come to me and ask things about what they should do and did I think they had a claim for this and that you know , and I used to tell them you see . |
| 7 | Well you ca n't I think they 've run out . |
| 8 | I mean I could do I think they 're fascinating and important — but I would prefer instead actually to talk about Darwinism Darwin as a biologist , rather than Darwin as a philosopher or as a influencer of morals and religious beliefs and so on . |
| 9 | [ There were ] several reasons for it : one of them was I thought they were too much alike . |
| 10 | The reason I joined was I thought they were going to get more money for me , not take it away . ’ |
| 11 | I thought them extraordinary Performances for a Girl of her Age , and one that had so little Advantage ( or rather none at all ) either from Books or Conversation : But my bad State of Health prevented me from making any further Enquiry concerning this young Genius , till about fourteen Months before her Death , when I was first inform 'd she had wrote a Tragedy . |
| 12 | For those who are wondering why I have this set-up , the three were introduced at a small size when I thought them a male and two females ; and I am unwilling to upset a settled pair by unnecessarily removing the decor and setting two with a net ! |
| 13 | Kate had lost a husband and Charles a daughter — the only child of her father and he a widower — and I thought them more worthy of compassion . |
| 14 | They were what were then called ‘ buxom young women ’ and I thought them very pretty . |
| 15 | I thought them beautiful , but they clearly alarmed Mr Singh who was not used to my wife 's Celtic colouring . |
| 16 | I shrugged , as if I thought them honourable scars to be gained in my lady 's service . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought them not too bad at the time . |
| 18 | I thought them poor cars behind me . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh , I thought they 'd taken care of them , ’ said Jenny . |
| 20 | I thought they were getting on fine . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I thought they were going to shoot us . |
| 22 | They came in right at the end of the period I spent working there I never owned one myself — although I 'd sometimes wear one in the shop I thought they were stupid . |
| 23 | I thought they was going to catch a train , and that 's why they was hugging and kissing and that , but I du n no — maybe they was just planning to go away or summat . |
| 24 | At first I thought they was bits of paper or summat that someone chucked in , but when the big boat went past , they all flew off . |
| 25 | I thought they was pears at first and I got excited , cos I like pears , but they was n't . |
| 26 | ‘ I thought they were the only party that could rule Namibia . |
| 27 | As for Dana 's poems , at first I thought they were pretty feeble . |
| 28 | I thought they were beautiful in their male hardness and power , so I told him : ‘ Dana , your hands are perfect , front and back . ’ |
| 29 | I thought they had gone to join Rodney , but no ! |
| 30 | I thought they had experts . ’ |