Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [pers pn] think they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secord and Hakim told Secord 's lawyer that they thought they were doing ‘ the Lord 's work ’ . |
| 2 | We are very grateful for their support and their continued interest in our programme and I think they were er conscious of the fact that Vice President Pandolfi was coming here and so they have contacted him saying how essential they think it is that the work should continue here . |
| 3 | Chatham has attractions and I think they would try and carry on , but the impact of the injunction sought on their businesses would be very significant and the probability must be that they would have to cease operations . |
| 4 | Yeah they went down in convoy car and I think they , four or five cars went down there |
| 5 | Now the only thing I would criticize that for is that , quite often , your councillors , and you all know , think they are all wonderful words and I think they all think that they 're the Churchills of of of of our local council , but actually what they say is a load of boring old twaddle . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Swindon are a good side and they think they have a right to win as do Leicester … |
| 8 | Erm , I do n't like long titles , and er , and erm , and I am wary also of the public protection words because I think they do infer , as , as was stated quite clearly at personnel , they do infer that the Chief Fire Officer 's somewhere in there as well , and he is n't . |
| 9 | One has to try and explain what it is we are about and why we 're doing it and , if necessary , perhaps point out a few distinctions that may exist , for instance , between the professional and the amateur scene , not that I like using those words because I think they 're fraught with all sort of potential misunderstandings . |
| 10 | Some of them are only fighting because they think they 've got nothing left to lose . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I was caught at Dunkirk when they thought they 'd won the bloody war . |
| 12 | I make the distinction of ‘ pub drinkers ’ because home drinkers often pour much larger so-called singles and therefore consume at least as many calories as they think they are taking in — frequently even more . |
| 13 | In contrast , a merger is the voluntary union of two companies where they think they will do better by amalgamating . |
| 14 | ‘ Lots of people will consider returning to work if they think they have good quality childcare . ’ |
| 15 | Because there are worries that it 's going to er , effect the outcome of this mad ref , referendum , you know they the farmers are sort of desperate and they think they need government help and they think they would n't get it because of the black government so |
| 16 | It will enable you to challenge telephone bills if you think they are wrong and to gain a better idea of how much you are paying while you talk . |
| 17 | apart from your parents and you think they 're wonderful , you know , they know everything do n't they ? |
| 18 | Yeah well I me and Margaret should be in the hall but I think they 've assumed that there will be less |
| 19 | Mr Ralph had taken his children to the Disney resort in Florida because he thought they would enjoy it , but he had fallen in love with Mickey Mouse himself . |
| 20 | A lot of folks drop their guard when they think they 're dealing with a man of simple mind — and if behind that kind of pose you hide the steely determination I 've been trying to drum into you , son , you 'll do just fine . " |
| 21 | This was one of the er this th this is one of the black books and one of the problems with this has been I think that a lot of psychoanalysts er have been Jewish of course and I think they regard as kind of heresy or some kind of disloyalty to suggest that Moses erm was n't Jewish . |
| 22 | Time flows strangely and travellers become lost for years although they think they have been walking only hours . |
| 23 | Erm I do n't know erm how it is like , as I say because I , I 've been left now ten years eleven , eleven in May er so erm I , I really , I do n't know what , how things are with the er with the employees really you know , but erm I used to enjoys my meetings once a month erm and I think everybody seemed fair , we got and of course , according to the Co- magazine that we have , that Focus , they always send me one of those still and er I mean , you 've got er , we used to have a good football team and I think they 've still got a sports team have n't they ? |
| 24 | We had somebody round for dinner on Thursday and bought us a box of After Eight Mints and I think they lasted five minutes |
| 25 | ‘ Once they realised they could n't get any money they ran out of the shop and I think they got away in a car . ’ |
| 26 | Before losing out to Northampton who were bullies , I was at that match at Buckingham Road and I thought they were bullies , especially Bobby Barnes , not the wrestler , used to play for West Ham , but he plays for Northampton now , he 's gone now , but they were , they , they were naughty . |
| 27 | Is he paying more than us for apparatus cos I think they 've bought one phone but the other one |
| 28 | Sugar are a king hell rock band and I think they know it . |
| 29 | 6 Do n't call on individuals until you think they know correct answer . |
| 30 | A new generation of canny investors who have inherited family fortunes will quickly switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal . |