Example sentences of "think [pron] [modal v] [be] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't think I shall be there next month !
2 I should think I 'll be dead just then !
3 As I battled my way over or through each obstacle I 'd think I 'll be ahead of him after this — he 'll never manage this one .
4 ‘ I do n't think I 'll be particularly safe here , ’ she muttered .
5 I do n't think I 'll be that long
6 ‘ And if I had nicked it , do you really think I 'd be here ? ’
7 ‘ I did n't think I 'd be so nervous , ’ said Montana , who finished with 15 completions in 21 attempts for 126 yards .
8 Did you think I 'd be so grateful for the chance of a job I would n't mind if my family were thrown out of theirs ? ’
9 But he added : ‘ It 's up to Mr Swales to do what he thinks is appropriately best for the club … with Mr Swales at the club I do n't think I 'd be there . ’ .
10 I do n't think I can be much help to you , to be honest .
11 I do n't want readers getting the wrong idea about this letter , but the compulsion to write came on seeing people like Jeff Young , who thinks I Should Be So Lucky is a good song ( well , it probably is , if you 're 10 years old ) ; Norman Jay , who does n't want bands to get in touch if all they want is a record deal ; Mick Clarke , who ‘ wants people to tell him what he 's listening to is good ’ , then only signs people he likes , etc .
12 But I do n't think she 'll be very long . ’
13 I do n't think she 'll be very pleased would she ?
14 I do n't think she 'll be too happy roughing it on nine pounds a week or whatever a shorthand typist earns . "
15 Did Florian think she would be here if the name had occurred in the almost six months of correspondence between her and Giles ?
16 ‘ And perhaps he did think she would be better off without him ! ’
17 ‘ Oh , I should think she 'd be all right , ’ said Charles .
18 ‘ I should think she 'd be really pleased , ’ Matthew said .
19 I did not think you would be here so promptly . ’
20 Now d' you think you 'll be all right managing things on your own tonight ?
21 I do n't think you can be that lucky
22 Erm here 's a launch pad er for Patrick to earn substantial money , there are five companies there , ignoring the er area health authority er arena because we have n't got that up here , er which company do you think or which environment do you think you 'd be most comfortable in ?
23 She said , ‘ I did n't think you 'd be here . ’
24 And at Fort Worth airport he asked a crowd of thousands : ‘ Do you think you 'd be better off with four more years ?
25 Do n't you think you 'd be better off with a soft drink ?
26 I did n't think you 'd be that stupid , but I was curious enough to consent when Jones brought your name up with Giles Estwick when we started thinking about looking for a new programme manager six months ago . ’
27 ‘ Anyone looking at you would think you 'd be perfectly at home in the country .
28 I know everything is covered with the running of the club , but I did n't think you 'd be too happy about the Old Bill sticking its nose in . ’
29 I told her next door you 'd be coming , but I did n't think you 'd be so long about it .
30 If you 're doing both then that 's your total income and if you did that in three weeks I would think you 'd be very happy with that .
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