Example sentences of "think that [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think that everyone should like opera — obviously they wo n't . |
| 2 | Clem Attlee nationalised the Bank of England because he did not think that we should have rule by central bankers . |
| 3 | You may also think that you would like help with the planning and execution of the catering . |
| 4 | ‘ Did you think that I would make love to you for a few days and then let you walk out of my life without trying to get in touch ? ’ |
| 5 | A company often thinks that it can let space for a short term — say two or three years — and then move back in once the business climate has improved . |
| 6 | My hosts have taken me around , and I thought that we would have lunch in the Television Tower — in fact I have reserved a table . |
| 7 | His supporters , Baldwin said , thought that he should meet Parliament , ‘ and that former precedent did not apply in this instance , in which the question at issue was one concerning not two but three Parties , and that the House of Commons was the proper place for the choice of the Electorate to be made known ’ . |
| 8 | Oliver wondered why the old man lived in such an old , dirty place , when he had so many watches , but then he thought that it must cost Fagin a lot of money to look after the Dodger and the other boys . |
| 9 | I think that we should have access to the schools for everyone who is interested in education , and I think that includes teachers , so that is why I was very grateful to receive your invitation today , and I think the series is good , but I think that why we want an open society within our schools is because everyone has got a tremendous interest in education until people begin to surround it with jargon or to build walls and barriers which create a closed society . |
| 10 | I think that people in other countries who value democracy , freedom and who recognize that we need work , I think that they should do solidarity work with us . |
| 11 | On receipt of Gaskell 's temperance rhymes , he wrote : ‘ I have read your temperance rhymes with much pleasure and can not but think that they must do good ’ ( 1840 ) . |
| 12 | Some appear to think that they can delegate responsibility ; in practice the roles listed in Table 10.3 are frequently found . |
| 13 | I like to think that one can make provision to eat almost anywhere in the home , just as one should be able to move small tables about to different parts of the garden It is obviously nice to be able to eat in the kitchen or in the living room . |
| 14 | He knew her too well to think that she would allow affection to outweigh her sense of right and wrong . |
| 15 | She began to think that she must sell Rose Cottage ; move away and start again . |
| 16 | I was stupid to think that I could bring reason and truth into their lives and thoughts . |
| 17 | I was just thinking that we might leave hypothesis aside . |
| 18 | For a few moments , I wondered if the sand and shingle had been brought from the coast to be used as a road surface , then I doubted my sanity in thinking that anyone would bring sand to the Sahara . |