Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] [adv] think " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could n't often get big sizes in them & I do n't think they did boys ' sizes in Dr. Martens — when they did , some girls wore them . |
| 2 | I should , however , like the Minister to clarify the issue of rights of way in dock areas , where I do not think that many trains will be travelling at the high speed of 125 mph . |
| 3 | You 'd have to get rid of a lot of your assumptions before you could fully appreciate why I could n't live with a man I do n't love , or I do n't think you could ever understand why I ca n't accept to be maintained , to put myself at the disposal of another , be in another 's company twenty-four hours a day , share another 's pleasures and pains — and so on . ’ |
| 4 | Or I do n't think I want that new pair of jeans . |
| 5 | Or I do n't think so anyhow , we 'd 've nailed it together for him for nothing and |
| 6 | Or I did n't think she was ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Everyone will be watching her to see what she does and although I do not think she is very fit , she has to be the favourite to win . ’ |
| 8 | If it is a possible view that section 8 is intended to put a 16- or 17-year-old in exactly the same position as an adult and there is thus some ambiguity , although I do not think that there is , it is a permissible aid to construction to seek to ascertain the mischief at which the section is directed . |
| 9 | He also gave the impression , although I do not think he made a specific statement , that he had in fact had discussions with the Biafrans . |
| 10 | Now I have nothing against Terry as a person , although I do not think I would cross the road to help him if he were run over by a lorry , but that is neither here nor there . |
| 11 | I actually understood what the Hon. and learned Gentleman said , which is unusual , although I do not think that it contributed much to the debate . |
| 12 | Although I do n't think it 's impossible that it ca n't be the other way , that two people ca n't grow toward each other . |
| 13 | The distortion on the unit , which I expected to be awful , is actually very good , although I do n't think it quite lives up to Ibanez 's claim that the unit could serve as a preamp , when linked to an amplifier . |
| 14 | Although I do n't think I was mentally ill for most of the time I was anorexic , I find Lomas 's remarks illuminating in my own case and pertinent to anorexia nervosa in general . |
| 15 | ‘ And although I do n't think I 've played as badly as people have said , I think I can get more out of myself , and more out of others around me , if I play in a midfield alongside Gazza . ’ |
| 16 | There was a generally growing permissive attitude , although I do n't think that the attitude towards homosexuality was particularly permissive . |
| 17 | I wanted a Knitmaster , but my husband insisted that this must be a better buy , although I do n't think I paid more than £42.00 for it . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's a good game to get us going again , although I do n't think the ground or conditions will be in our favour . |
| 19 | I think , as I said before , the pro The idea of Europe , the profile of Europe is important , and although i do n't think I should be campaign , if I win tonight , on things that interest me and do n't interest others , I 'm not afraid to say that I do want to make it , to a degree at least , a genuine European campaign . |
| 20 | ‘ I was prepared to believe that he was genuinely fond of her , although I do n't think many of the others at the Centre would have agreed with me . |
| 21 | " Although I do n't think it will be too long . |
| 22 | Although I do n't think Trevor would of wanted to carry them cos he was pushing them up . |
| 23 | I supposed that he must have heard it all before , although I did n't think he was ever bored by Lili . |
| 24 | The other thing that is important is that I do n't think you can get anything on the cheap . |
| 25 | I must be honest and say that I do n't think I 'll ever run that fast . |
| 26 | ‘ I suppose I mean that I do n't think I ought to have them . ’ |
| 27 | He 's so intelligent that I do n't think he would even take his glasses off before doing it . |
| 28 | My reservation is that I do n't think the game could sustain it . |
| 29 | By that I do n't mean he could n't have been responsible for their deaths , I just mean that I do n't think he 's on speaking terms with his conscience . |
| 30 | Erm it 's quite clear there 's going to be no more new money for patient care and without that I do n't think we 're going to get the increase in quality of service but that we actually need . |