Example sentences of "n't think [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm a new factory going into the area for example will have a choice between one of Selby 's erm ca n't think of a suitable adjective , large requirement for industrial land , or it will go into the new settlement . |
| 2 | ‘ And I only found out this morning from Dr Greene what a … a … | ’ she could n't think of a suitable word and said finally , ‘ … celebrated painter you are . ’ |
| 3 | Maggie could n't think of a suitable reply to that . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll show ya round with great pleasure , ’ said the affable manager , ‘ but I ca n't think of a worse theatre than this for your show . ’ |
| 5 | GET MARRIED I CA N'T THINK OF A WORSE TORTURE S. |
| 6 | I ca n't think of a worse crime . |
| 7 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |
| 8 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |
| 9 | Putting his arm around his wife 's shoulder , he added : ‘ When I came down the drive to see you I could n't think of a good reason to give you for splitting up . |
| 10 | I could n't think of a good reason why not so I ushered him towards the stairs and told him I lived in Flat 3 . |
| 11 | I mean everything is , is well , regimented , I ca n't think of a better word |
| 12 | You and the good doctor are thick as thieves , and I ca n't think of a better man for you . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I want to have a full career here and I could n't think of a better way to do that . |
| 14 | So wh what I 'm saying is erm , our modern view , the consequence of this is our modern view of evolution and I ca n't think of a better way to illustrate it than this , is that organisms ultimately are , can really been seen , rather like this . |
| 15 | We ca n't think of a better guarantee that you 'll get what you pay for . |
| 16 | Sorvino could n't think of a better reason to get away from the ice-pick drone of the alarm . |
| 17 | I could n't think of a better place to end this leg of the tour than Belfast . ’ |
| 18 | It 's no five star hotel … but the volunteers on a work week at Didcot Railway centre ca n't think of a better place to spend their dream holiday . |
| 19 | I ca n't think of a better meal than an omelette with salad and French bread . |
| 20 | I mean , we do make all sorts of allowances with exams you know , people repeat words and th and they can leave words out and they ca n't think of a eloquent way of expressing that something at the spur of the moment so it 's |
| 21 | So that fact that you ca n't think of a next question Phil |
| 22 | I ca n't think of a single occasion in which this might come in handy . |
| 23 | I could n't think of a single thing to say , but dimly realized that I now had my role for the evening ; I had done nothing to bring this off ; but I was to be the identifiable face of the campaign . |
| 24 | ‘ Since you ask me sir I ca n't think of a single reason — oh except … my voice is trained . ’ |
| 25 | She was cursed ( I ca n't think of a stronger word ) with a permanent affliction , or dosage , of a complex which made her feel and left her with , a strange aura of inadequacy . |
| 26 | We 've had a running argument about this , but as I did n't know the address of your cottage either , I could n't think of an alternative course of action . |
| 27 | We do n't think of the collective morality , the collective responsibility , in our society , for other people 's distress . |
| 28 | Er , you 're right , erm I ca n't think of the right word er |
| 29 | He was glad because — well , not having kids before , he only thought about the nice side of being a dad , he did n't think about the bad side . |
| 30 | The new philosophy said that we should not make value judgements : you ca n't think in an Aristotelian way ; no value judgements , no good and bad . |