Example sentences of "to think that you " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Greeves , the orthodox believer , he wrote in January 1930 , ‘ In spite of all my recent changes of view I am still inclined to think that you can only get what you call Christ out of the Gospels by picking and choosing and slurring over a good deal . ’ |
| 2 | They seem to think that you can ask a businessman what his requirements are and get an answer that amounts to a draft system specification . |
| 3 | ‘ But , in the end , it was more useful to me to get her to think that you 'd done it … . |
| 4 | We used to think that you could spend your way out of a recession and increase employment by cutting taxes and boosting government spending . |
| 5 | And it 's so odd , it 's hard now when somebody says , ‘ What was it like ? ’ or says , ‘ What did she use to wear ? ’ because of course we all saw her all the time and thought nothing of it , saw her at the very least once a week ( missing service , it was called , if you went a week without visiting , and it was certain to be discussed amongst the congregation when you did finally show up ) , it 's just very odd for me to think that you were never there and that this is all strange to you when to us it was just an ordinary life . |
| 6 | Very rarely you would come across a person that seemed to think that you were beneath them and ought to do as they said . |
| 7 | If you have tried sprinkling it on breakfast cereal and weighed the quantity , you will have discovered that you get a large volume for a quarter of an ounce — just about as much as you can palatably add to a single portion of breakfast cereal , without beginning to think that you are eating a bowl of sawdust ! |
| 8 | ‘ When I was a child , ’ she said , ‘ I used to think that you could look into anybody 's eyes , anybody 's , and see through them right into their soul . |
| 9 | It is quite unrealistic to think that you can spend every waking moment working , but it is equally unrealistic to have hobbies and interests which fill every evening and the weekend and for you to expect to pass the course . |
| 10 | It 's so peculiar to think that you plus wife equals a new human being . |
| 11 | If you do have a fairly sophisticated information service it is easy to think that you have all the answers to hand , but this may not be the case . |
| 12 | Do n't let it come across like that , the temptation is to think that you 've got to have all this bit up here , now you do n't want this up here because it 's very difficult to cope with once you 've tied it round to get it round the elbow , you want the least amount that you can get , just cover the arm and then it makes it much easier to deal with at the end . |
| 13 | I 'm supposed to think that you 've just given me the OK . ’ |
| 14 | But I could n't bear you to think that you were feeling all that on your own . |
| 15 | ‘ I began to think that you had more lives than a cat . ’ |
| 16 | Any weaknesses of expression may lead the reader to think that you are weak in understanding , argument or knowledge . |
| 17 | To think that you are and will be mine and I yours through the mercies of God when this transitory life is past and gone , for all eternity ! |
| 18 | But I preferred to think that you were … well , you know … someone from another planet . |
| 19 | So when you 're retired , you 've got to think that you 're not salary-linked , you 're only R P I-linked . |
| 20 | Erm so if you 're getting another job obviously , you 've got to think that you may not need as much income , er if you 're taking the early retirement well obviously you may be more income dependent , and do a personal budget , going back to that pro forma , if you spend a bit of time doing a budget , you will find it beneficial . |
| 21 | It 's certainly exciting for us to think that you will soon be with us more permanently . |
| 22 | And I 'd like to think that you now start to think , not in terms of , in terms of other hospitals , but to get a coordinated campaign throughout the country on this particular issue . |
| 23 | ‘ You once seemed to think that you were reasonably proficient ; enough , anyway , to make me forget Ryan . |
| 24 | ‘ I was beginning to think that you 'd lost your voice , ’ he remarked . |
| 25 | You see , it hurt me to think that you hated me , that you could have been conspiring behind my back with a man like William , but then I began to think a little straighter . |
| 26 | ‘ I begin to think that you are the tonic , Miss Kyte , ’ he said jovially . |
| 27 | ‘ I happen to think that you are frighteningly stupid , and if you ever do that to me again , you will never see me again . |
| 28 | Anxiety for example , is something that human beings will always experience , and to think that you can free them from anxiety in some future utopia , or go back to some ordered erm , ideal state in the past , where everyone was so secure , that they would never feel anxiety , is just a myth according to Freud . |
| 29 | To think that you could bring about a utopia , and perfect human nature in one way or another , is really a wildly er , optimistic and er , is in itself , er , some kind of illusion . |
| 30 | I like to think that you have truly become one of the Hochhauser Company . ’ |