Example sentences of "think [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | yeah , I find that , that I 've done it and I 've written down the answer and then I ca n't think which number does it go to , and by the time I 've got to number one they 're on about six , so I might as well , I 'm lost it completely , so I ca n't do that either and my project work , course work , goes towards certain percent of my marks and I ca n't think for the life of me why |
| 2 | So we 're gon na catch every traffic light on red now there was something I wanted to go into Wisbech for but I ca n't think for the life of me what it was , I must get stuck into this Christmas shopping again , really must so much to do and such little time to do it in oh he 's , he 's put that car down five hundred pounds , that price of that car was , that he got for sale on it seven , seven , nine , five , |
| 3 | However they should not be a worry for a pilot who is well trained , and who keeps in practice and thinks about the conditions before each flight . |
| 4 | However , under the test derived from Caldwell , a person is not reckless if he thinks about the possible risk but decides that it does not obtain . |
| 5 | She thinks about the structure of Disraeli 's Sybil : or , the Two Nations ( 1845 ) , until the sound of the Guardian dropping on to the doormat sends her scurrying to the front door . ) |
| 6 | He parks it on the carpet in the bay window of his plush Deptford Park , south-east London terraced house , surrounded by Sega Megadrive games , and thinks about the long-lost days when he was a young , hip rent-a-gob Cockney git on NME . |
| 7 | Although fourteen answers to the fragmentation question concern housework , the housewife rarely thinks about the work she is actually doing . |
| 8 | Just as our Grand Master thinks about the manipulation of further , and suggests that skilled readers recognise the meanings of words ahead of fixation . |
| 9 | In fact , the more one thinks about the distribution of this rock platform the less plausible seems the explanation in terms of marine erosion . |
| 10 | McIntosh is too much the diplomat to say what he really thinks about the firm 's three year spell inside the TSB empire , except to say two things — firstly that he doubts whether it either made or lost much money on its investment , and secondly that Hill Samuel was very supportive once the decision to sell had been taken in principle . |
| 11 | Whatever one thinks about the activities of the author , he was a former member of the security services . |
| 12 | I do n't know what the Department thinks about the universities . |
| 13 | The painting of the giant could become a picture which is going to be used to show a sceptical researcher ( the teacher in role ? ) how big the giant really is — necessarily demanding that the child thinks about the concept of scale . |
| 14 | But it is clear enough to anyone dealing in checks who thinks about the matter that it is in the public interest to deny collection in those circumstances . |
| 15 | I ca n't think off the top of my head |
| 16 | It is also important that you try and evaluate the dramatic experience of these different forms of presentation — this is worthwhile , because it will make you think about the different ways in which an actor can work and the various ways in which his skills are used . |
| 17 | Pilots are most vulnerable to all of these problems when they are out of practice or when they become blasé and do not think about the procedures regularly . |
| 18 | ‘ I really must think about the whole question , ’ she thought , as she went up the stairs to the flat . |
| 19 | ‘ We ca n't think about the future now , ’ he says . |
| 20 | ‘ The book made us think about the nature of health . |
| 21 | All over the rest of the Soviet Union , the Chernobyl explosion was a powerful force for making people think about the environment . |
| 22 | Let us think about the word ‘ identification ’ . |
| 23 | I do n't even think you should think about the music business when you start . |
| 24 | I then discuss various ways in which we can think about the relation between brain and behaviour . |
| 25 | The use of ‘ but ’ where common sense demands ‘ and ’ is symptomatic of a general malaise : the scriptwriters do n't think about the meaning of what they 've written , they just want it to sound pretty . |
| 26 | Just as you should carefully select your sailing venue , so you should also think about the type of sailing you do . |
| 27 | Do you ever stop and think about the way you breathe ? |
| 28 | Touching : We all know when something is so hot that it burns our fingers or so sharp that it hurts to touch it — but how much do we think about the other things we touch ? |
| 29 | Viewed from the standards of the outside world , the main trends in human life are perhaps shown up rather more clearly here : selfishness , courage , the desire for escape , self-fulfilment etc ’ but then once you 're here you do n't think about the standards of the outside world very much . ’ |
| 30 | What we can do is think about the meaning of play and fantasy , and the repercussions of denying a child the sort of toys and television-watching that is allowed to almost every other child . |