Example sentences of "think they [be] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So really I , I thought they were a bit of a mess to be honest . |
| 2 | Fenella , who rather liked the look of the Gnomes , thought they were a bit like careful children , diligently remembering their manners , sprinkling their conversation with ‘ please ’ and ‘ thank you ’ , and with things like , ‘ I 'll trouble you for the jam pot , your honour ’ , or ‘ after you with the tomato chutney , your worship ’ . |
| 3 | Gillian said she did n't want flowers , she did n't want to , to , they thought they were a waste of money and er she said , needed , she 'd wanted to send any , if you wanted to send any just to send it to , to nursing . |
| 4 | All I 'm trying to say is that the Brotherhood think they 're a law unto themselves . |
| 5 | I think they 're a heap of shit to be quite honest ! |
| 6 | So basically if you 're going to se , tell somebody they 're a waste of space , it 's not very constructive , it 's personal , and I would n't say it unless you can tell them why you think they 're a waste of space at least . |
| 7 | I think they 're a load of pompous gits ! |
| 8 | Louisiana has a ‘ shoot the burglar ’ law , which allows householders to kill intruders if they think they are a threat to themselves or their families . |
| 9 | I think they are a waste of money because the baby 's only in one for a couple of months . |