Example sentences of "in the [noun pl] [pers pn] think [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even when people are sitting in the chairs I think I could push them over , and bigger things too , much bigger things than chairs and tables … |
| 2 | This CCOAC makes it more likely that Person Y was involved in the things we think he was involved in but … ’ |
| 3 | An idea began to form in his mind , but the Governors were apprehensive about taking on more commitments — faced with the abolition of the Direct Grant , they had decided to go " Independent " , and in the circumstances they thought it best to consolidate and take stock , rather than expand . |
| 4 | ‘ In the circumstances I think we 'd be safer out than in , ’ Steve suggested cynically . |
| 5 | ‘ But in the circumstances I think you 'll have to , wo n't you ? |
| 6 | But when the dickie birds sing in the trees I think we ought to try and sing like these . |