Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [adv] think a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We handed in our papers , and I do not think a more relieved set of students or an Invigilator ever rushed for the lift and down to the shelter . |
| 2 | I do not think a museum should continue to grow ad infinitum ; on the other hand , I believe we should put on periodic exhibitions as a way of gradually familiarising the public with the full range of our artistic riches . |
| 3 | It would be tedious to quote more than a few examples of the evidence from parliamentary commissions , the STC , union reports and surveys etc. , but the following quotations are typical : " About the only work which the women can do is to stand or sit at their formes and set up type ; and to distribute the types back again into the cases , but of course this is only a portion of a compositor 's work " ( an employer ) ; " " As far as mere type-lifting is concerned , she may do , but there is other rough work in connection with compositors " work which I do not think a woman is qualified for " ( a union leader ) ; " Women … get the best , i. e. the simplest jobs … they are kept always at pretty much the same kind of work " ( an employer ) . |
| 4 | My hon. Friend has made the point clearly and I am grateful to him for doing so , in view of which I do not think a debate is necessary . |
| 5 | I think the Labour Party worked bloody well here after the war for five years , and I do n't think a Tory government could have made the adjustment we then faced . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't think a week 's holiday away from your child is worth the inevitable upset , ’ Bowlby declared . |
| 7 | Everybody has an idea of prostitution and I do n't think a lot of people know what it 's all about . |
| 8 | However , I do n't think a little checking into his background would go amiss . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't think a change of manager would be of any benefit to Crystal Palace . |
| 10 | I mean , I do n't think a packet of crisps and a choc ice is a very spiritual vision . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't think a horse has ever quickened for me so well from the final flight . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't think a few crocuses in Hyde Park are going to make much difference , ’ Estabrook said . |
| 13 | I do n't think a president would do any better and certainly would n't be any cheaper . ’ |
| 14 | And I d I do n't think a lot of people actually know the rules when they get into a roundabout and . |
| 15 | I do n't think a hundred people would sit round |
| 16 | I do n't think a respectable firm should take such a direction , however lucrative . |
| 17 | I do n't think a lot of the staff liked you laughing and joking about . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't think a marriage with Ringo would work if he was n't the master . ’ |
| 19 | I mean I just know what they 're gon na build there , I do n't think a lot anybody knows as yet . |
| 20 | Though she may be old now , Lady Amory has lost none of the original excitement and enthusiasm which she shared with Sir John , and , like a true gardener , she is constantly looking forward : ‘ I do n't think a garden is the thing to keep ; it 's not like furniture in a room or a house . |
| 21 | It er I do n't think a lot of the curriculum at the moment and erm you , you ask most teachers and they just say , grrr , forget that you know ? |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't think a maid , ’ Benjamin asserted , ‘ would plot murder . |
| 23 | I do n't think a Chinese could have taught Mrs Goreng anything about the black arts of dissimulation . |
| 24 | Once again , I 'm stuck , as trapped as I was in that tree — and I do n't think a well-timed lightning bolt from Lil will spring me this time . |
| 25 | I do n't think a foreign power would have all those Russians ( the bodyguard , head of security ) on its side . |
| 26 | I do n't think a girl should be rushed into bedding down . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ So I do n't think a £4.5m tag for Pally is over the top . |
| 28 | Conservative councillor Sheila Brown said : ‘ I do n't think a nursery is suitable for that location . |
| 29 | Its director , Professor Julian Desmond , states : ‘ I do n't think a cholesterol count is a terribly useful thing to have and we do n't approve of people testing themselves at home . |
| 30 | I do n't , I do n't think a |