Example sentences of "[vb past] not think it [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And no , she did not think it would jeopardise the marriage although he would , no doubt , be miffed at missing out on the latest freebie to the investing classes . |
| 2 | Like Ulysses , I had , by my standards then , made un beau voyage , but I did not think it would result in my being content to stay at home thereafter . |
| 3 | ‘ I am thrilled , ’ said Marcelle , ‘ I did not think it would be as easy as this to make friends with an English gentleman . ’ |
| 4 | Pentium is the name Intel Corp has chosen for what would otherwise have been the 80586 microprocessor , the company announced last week : reason is that it did not think it would be permitted to claim 586 as a trade mark . |
| 5 | ‘ … I did not think it would come so quickly , ’ he told Tom Jones on 4 November . |
| 6 | The ward sister had actually drawn her aside and asked her whether she did not think it would be a good idea to let her husband see his children more often in the future . |
| 7 | They hope to sell the house as soon as possible but did not think it would go to a Vic Reeves fan . |
| 8 | Though its technology , which makes chips , has won much praise , Perkin-Elmer did not think it could profit in the face of Japanese competition . |
| 9 | She saw the hole in the grave and the expensive new gravestone , but did not think it could be Fanny 's . |
| 10 | But I did n't think it would extend to massacring . ’ |
| 11 | It appealed to me , but I did n't think it would appeal to Simon Bates . |
| 12 | I did n't think it would be … like this . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Some people told me I should have told the selectors to shove it and play for my club instead , but I thought if I kept quiet and plugged away I would get my chance — but I did n't think it would come this season , ’ Andrew said . |
| 14 | However he did n't think it would be done during his own diving career … |
| 15 | A family simulating post strike conditions in an improvised shelter was asked how it thought it might cope with diarrhoea and vomiting and , understandably , did n't think it would cope very well . |
| 16 | Dozzell said : ‘ I thought about wearing it for the last few minutes , but I did n't think it would go down too well . |
| 17 | I really did n't think it would win . |
| 18 | Mum Julie , 31 , who will go with him , said : ‘ I always said he 'd win something with his trainers , but I did n't think it would be a trip to America . ’ |
| 19 | I promised Fand I 'd bring her Undry , she thought ; but even Fand said she did n't think it would do any good … and there 's no point thinking about it because I just ca n't . |
| 20 | But she did n't think it would be advisable to stand in the way of Isabelle Defries , either . |
| 21 | I tried your mobile as well but I did n't think it would work up there in the mountains and sure enough all I got was the recording saying try again later . ’ |
| 22 | I was n't expecting you back so I did n't think it would affect you . ’ |
| 23 | I did n't think it would work . |
| 24 | She was not desperately concerned , since she did n't think it would , but it was something to say . |
| 25 | Of course I did n't think it would be Terry when I married him . |
| 26 | ‘ I did n't think it would matter to you any more than it did before . ’ |
| 27 | I did n't think it would be a major operation — could n't we just rustle up something quickly ? ’ |
| 28 | I did n't think it would be . |
| 29 | ‘ as if contending with the elements were not enough , ’ Matthau recalled , ‘ Barbra kept asking Gene whether he did n't think it would be better if I did this on this line , and that on the other , etc , etc- and I told her to stop directing the fucking picture … |
| 30 | Anyway , with Eric on his way , I did n't think it would be a good idea to start another War only to have to abandon it in the middle of things and start dealing with the real world . |