Example sentences of "[adv] think that [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was only thinking that if you 're always so high-handed in your dealings with people it 's a wonder you have n't had your come-uppance . ’ |
| 2 | No I was only thinking that when you talk about |
| 3 | But I just thought that if you could afford it |
| 4 | I just think that when you 're up there it 's like the stage is a huge platform going out into the crowd , a long one ! |
| 5 | It 's just , you 're just thinking that if there 's anybody who skateboards just skates and like really ragged clothes because you 're not exactly gon na go out wearing a suit skateboarding cos as soon as you fall off you you 're gon na rip it to shreds are n't you ? |
| 6 | I 've always thought that if he was n't a composer he would have been Rupert Murdoch ; he 's just one of those people who would be successful in whatever he went into . |
| 7 | But erm , it 's the kerb crawlers , I mean I 've always thought that if it was n't for prostitutes , there 's going to be a hell of a lot more rapes around , so |
| 8 | Most of the living accommodation at Low Birk Hatt faces north and I always thought that when I moved I would definitely have a south-facing house . |
| 9 | People , people always think that until you start throwing in the double negatives and they think , whoa , do n't want to know ! |
| 10 | I always think that if someone tries to get close to me they must want something from me . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't you also think that if one meets someone in such a way — I mean , so weak and defenceless — something makes one surrender completely , so that one can not imagine ever being able to desert such a person ? ’ |
| 12 | probably had n't paid that much , so these peo the ones that lent the money out , in really they er , and they really have suffered just , they probably thought that if we do n't lend them the money somebody else will and get the interest and they 'll grow bigger and much overtake us , you know , to , to take over our business , so er , so the |
| 13 | Erm , I also think that if you have two hours , a video and a talk would be better . |
| 14 | And I honestly think that if you are going to give me that much , it 's probably easier for you to do it once a month . ’ |
| 15 | People surged forward and back ; the Man realized he was needed and turned to go out of Woil 's cage , probably thinking that if he left the door ajar for only a moment Woil was too placid and safe a bird to try to escape . |
| 16 | ‘ And do you really think that if I had taken something of your aunt 's I would be stupid enough to wear it to work ? ’ |
| 17 | They often think that if their flying is good enough , it is safe for them to press on in any weather conditions . |
| 18 | I often think that if we dressed in old Barbours and flat caps we would n't create so much antipathy . |
| 19 | However , I now think that although there is a singularity , the laws of physics can still determine how the universe began . |
| 20 | She had contrarily thought that if he really cared he would have come running after her . |
| 21 | The people here thought that if your wrists were n't tennis racket handle-width on your sixth birthday then you were called a ‘ fat ’ and transferred into the ‘ right ’ . |
| 22 | She sometimes thought that if they went somewhere hot and beachy as most people did — the Seychelles , the Maldives , the Caribbean — they would spend the whole day swimming or sunbathing . |
| 23 | I sometimes think that if we were back in biblical days and John the Baptist was running around looking for a wilderness he would n't go to the desert he would come to Creggan ! |
| 24 | I 'm essentially a social historian , although I sometimes think that if I wanted to find the right adjective , and I 've never been too much worried about adjectives , I would say I 'm really a cultural historian . |
| 25 | Do you seriously think that if you went to a school and it was like , you know , all cosy , you know , you had dealers and were n't allowed to smoke , you were n't allowed to drink and you were n't allowed to take drugs do you seriously think anyone would go there ? |