Example sentences of "[vb past] think that it [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Nichols began to think that it might be more interesting to cast against the ‘ walking surfboard ’ kind of guy that Dustin had always envied . |
| 2 | David began to think that it might be possible to go on living in the same house as Julia and Anthony without either betraying himself or suffering unendurable frustration . |
| 3 | Though Eliot did not like Lindsay 's work , he did think that it might have paved the way for better things . |
| 4 | But I did think that it might just ease the pressure on Saturdays , because , following what erm Betty has said , in fact , as I make it it 's forty-five Saturdays out of fifty-two , and bearing in mind Bank Holiday weekend , Christmas and that sort of thing , it 's virtually every Saturday in the city centre there is a collection . |
| 5 | Without the restriction of a coffee agreement , Brazil had thought that it would be better able to increase its exports and regain its former market share . |