Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [conj] [pers pn] think they " in BNC.
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1 | I have been reading the last few pages and I think they are true and beautiful and just , recompense enough for the cold gloom of this untidy and lonely room . |
2 | Now that was certainly the views of the President of the Board of Trade before er he er returned to the cabinet er at another time and I 'm not sure if he 's departed from these views but I think they 're worthy of some weight . |
3 | Elsewhere , the company is persuading people to take just one paper napkin instead of the traditional handful ( usage is down by 40 per cent at one US example ) and asking them to help themselves to just as many vegetables as they think they 'll realistically eat . |
4 | I make the distinction of ‘ pub drinkers ’ because home drinkers often pour much larger so-called singles and therefore consume at least as many calories as they think they are taking in — frequently even more . |
5 | One has to try and explain what it is we are about and why we 're doing it and , if necessary , perhaps point out a few distinctions that may exist , for instance , between the professional and the amateur scene , not that I like using those words because I think they 're fraught with all sort of potential misunderstandings . |
6 | The county council has taken those decisions and we think they ought to be debated vigorously and following that discussion , the panel will come to its conclusion . |
7 | For instance , if a magistrate dismissed most cases because he thought they were false , the proportion of thefts which were reported in his district might decrease because people would decide that it was useless to report them . |