Example sentences of "[pers pn] think the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I smiled and her eyes smiled back enough to make me think the ice could just possibly melt there under the right circumstances . |
| 2 | Watching Jamila sometimes made me think the world was divided into three sorts of people : those who knew what they wanted to do ; those ( the unhappiest ) who never knew what their purpose in life was ; and those who found out later on . |
| 3 | I think it would I think the colour would fade |
| 4 | Well , relative to the size of the job we have to do I think the answer is yes . |
| 5 | Nor do I think the bank had any idea of the effect its action would have : that it would potentially create a loss for itself and other creditors . ’ |
| 6 | Yes I I do I think the bank 's big mistake is their obsession with security cover erm and I think they ought to develop some expertise in judgement of people 's management and entrepreneurial abilities . |
| 7 | Er recordwise it never happened and does never seem to happen but we can go to America and work in the Irish centres and the Irish clubs and be an Irish band but er the way we could come over here and do a concert to people in general , it does n't I think the radio situation in America for years was al always very if you were folk you played in folk programme , if you were country you 'll play in the country prog whereas here in Britain there 's one great thing with the radio system , people tend to play whatever you know if it 's easy listening programme they play whatever is is nice and easy listening you know . |
| 8 | So do I , I think the box is only because it 's here we are |
| 9 | I thinks the manufacturing experience I had was very important , because it enabled me to see things from the manufacturer 's point of view , which many retailers have n't done . |
| 10 | We have the president of the board of trade and industry making a stirring speech and saying that four hundred and forty proposals as a result of the booklet called cutting red tape were either being implemented or under active consideration and he talked about the explanatory guide to the bill , the new scrutiny committee that might be set up in each house , he spoke about the business task forces that had made over six hundred recommendations the debate I thought heralded was er er I thought the debate heralded er er a new age where over zealous officialdom would be a thing of the past . |
| 11 | I thought the half bottle of wine we left was symbolic of the extravagant life I was now entering , though I must admit it did go against the grain and I did think vaguely of ‘ bowser bottles ’ . |
| 12 | So I got up then and I spoke to the room you know and we were more or less helping one another out and I thought the Chairman had done well when he said erm they do n't speak er Welsh for fancy or anything they use it as every day . |
| 13 | For the sunshine you have brought to a place where I thought the sun would never shine any more . |
| 14 | Oh I did n't know that , I thought the army was |
| 15 | As for me , I thought the King was a very lucky man . |
| 16 | I thought the king was hunting with his greyhounds or Flemish falconers . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought the unicorn was a mythical beast . ’ |
| 18 | You know I thought the keeper did ever so well , you know , made a couple of good saves in the first half and just changed the game for us . |
| 19 | I thought the cottage looked lovely — settled , solid , timeless . |
| 20 | Yes , er , I thought the council afraid does n't understand |
| 21 | ( 2 ) I thought the concept of primeness was defined by ( ii ) and that ( iii ) describes a well-known property of prime numbers . |
| 22 | I thought the TV aerial had blown down in the strong winds . |
| 23 | I could never have said it to him face to face , but over the telephone I hesitated and said , ‘ But I thought the newspaper business was booming ! ’ |
| 24 | That 's what I thought the trolley sounded like as we went through the green channel . |
| 25 | The new champion , who lost the title to Regan a year ago , said : ‘ I thought the scoring was about right . |
| 26 | Elinor [ sic ] Roosevelt had just died and I said how beautiful I thought the message Adlai Stevenson gave to the world . |
| 27 | Right alongside were the bows of a ship ; they seemed enormous and so close that I thought the bilge water would splash on our deck . |
| 28 | Brian Wilding , 29 , a driver , from Gatley , Manchester was impressed with Home Alone II : ‘ I thought the film was excellent . |
| 29 | Unfortunately I ruined the film I I thought the film had erm wound on finished and it had and it the batteries had gone flat so it had n't , so I opened it and I lost all the . |
| 30 | I thought the man was crazy really but in 1966 I did develop an interest and started to attend the services … |