Example sentences of "[be] think [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're thinking about the so-called ‘ miracle cures ’ of Sister Kenny ? ’ |
| 2 | Now it 's not John Major and it 's not Martin Brandon Bravo and it 's not the Sheriff although we 're thinking on the right lines there , and it 's not Kenneth Clarke or Brian Clough and it certainly is n't Dennis McCarthy and it 's not D H Lawrence either . |
| 3 | You 're thinking of the screaming figures ? |
| 4 | Oh , you 're thinking of the other night when I was so rude to you both at that dancey place . ’ |
| 5 | You know what I mean , they 're thinking of the working man there are n't |
| 6 | What you 're thinking of the pink stuff has the methanol in it ! |
| 7 | Erm you 're thinking of the Highclear Stud are n't you ? |
| 8 | The ‘ blurb ’ before the main articles has consistently been thought by the British to be too ‘ general ’ and without sufficient specific meaning to merit much attention . |
| 9 | In particular , I 'm thinking about the fine filming which accompanies the song There 's A Coach Comin' In , as the carriage packed full of prostitutes speeds towards town . |
| 10 | I 'm thinking of the hired killer of Yatton solicitor 's wife , Shirley Rendell , a few years ago . |
| 11 | I 'm thinking of the other poor chaps who might not feel that they 're getting cut glass decanters . |
| 12 | I 'm thinking towards the eastern European countries , for example , where one is told , or has been led to believe they were aiming for classlessness and what 's happening th barriers are coming down and they 're heading towards our capitalist society as a |
| 13 | When you ask about the dangers of using peppermint oil , you may be thinking of the concentrated essential oils used in aromatherapy ( the massaging of the skin with oils or creams containing plant extracts to relieve tension ) which are very potent and should not be used undiluted . |
| 14 | But if his practical measures are anything to go by , he may be thinking of the Libyan nation , for he discourages international marriage not only with English or American persons , but with Algerians , Egyptians and Palestinians . |
| 15 | But the top men , the team leaders , will be thinking of the coming team time trial at Libourne . |
| 16 | Or they may be thinking about the unthinkable : independence for their tiny — but vastly more successful — China . |
| 17 | Sediments containing such radionuclides were thought by the nuclear scientists to sink to the bottom of the sea bed , and stay there . |
| 18 | I expect you were thinking about the virginal conception of Jesus which is described in the Gospels of Mathew and Luke . |
| 19 | I am thinking of the current situation in Somalia and of events in eastern Europe . |
| 20 | Conversely , national issues which were serious or even explosive before 1914 have receded : I am thinking of the famous ‘ Macedonian Question ’ , the Ukraine , or even the demand for the restoration of historic Poland . |
| 21 | Although Mill may have been thinking of the romantic poet speaking gloomily to himself , here Leapor holds out the prospect of good gossip , and the reader is set to overhear the conversation : |
| 22 | They have been thinking about the long-term future and have concluded that it will be very difficult to impose nuclear weapons on a population that is generally opposed to them . |
| 23 | Balmer had been thinking about the spectral lines from hydrogen . |
| 24 | We are thinking of the advantaged children . |
| 25 | The way they phrase the question reveals the fact they are thinking in the old materialistic and nationalistic terms . |
| 26 | At one time ( it is thought in the late 1800's ) , there was a devastating fire caused by the mill stones turning too quickly and creating sparks which easily ignited the dusty dry building and much of it was destroyed . |
| 27 | Another way of looking at tranquillizer use is to think of the following analogy : you are driving along the motorway and suddenly your car oil warning light comes on . |
| 28 | One solution to the problem is to think of the prescribed forms of standard written English as a sort of register : a variety to be used for specific purposes ( including writing coursework essays and exam answers ) which nevertheless may not be a variety that you identify much with , by comparison with the usage of your family and friends . |
| 29 | When a user says ‘ I want to introduce fonts into my document ’ he is thinking at the wrong level . |
| 30 | Only by a careful understanding of the market place can one be sure that one is thinking in the appropriate dimension and take full advantage of scale economies . |