Example sentences of "think [that] [pers pn] is [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does he think that he is helping our farmers in their genuine plight by highlighting such diseases in this debate ? |
| 2 | A dog may well think that his master is at the door : but unless a dog masters a language it is hard to see how he can think that he is thinking that his master is at the door . |
| 3 | Will they think that he is getting a massive discount , as he will have to pay only a small amount ? |
| 4 | We 're the ones that have said to Jehovah I am dedicating my life to you , I am going to do this , do that and the other and it 's up to us as to whether we do it , so it requires effort , first , five , six , also says let us stay awake , keep our senses first Peter , five , eight keep your senses , be watchful and then first Corinthians , ten , twelve which I think the song was based on let him think that he is standing , beware , beware , beware that he does not fall , if you think things are going along nicely and you 're in a comfortable little corner , a little niche in the truth , and it 's just how you like it , and it 's just the way you want it to be and there 's the time we need to be aware because there 's an opening for Satan to get into to make us fall . |
| 5 | Does he think that he is doing a good job in alerting the country to the rapid rate of convergence at which he is aiming in the exchange rate mechanism and the possible move towards European monetary union ? |
| 6 | ‘ She thinks that she is helping and encouraging me . ’ |
| 7 | Part of me thinks that he is setting a useful precedent . |
| 8 | Often the instructor or pilot knows the correct recovery and thinks that he is using it , but because of the unusual forces on the controls , he is failing to apply the full recovery action . |
| 9 | As you can see from the figure on the page opposite the man thinks that he is standing up straight when anyone can see , at a glance , that he is leaning backwards from the waist . |
| 10 | Letterman thinks that he is failing in love with her but he has the impression that she is using his cosseted and lineamented body in some sinister fashion . |
| 11 | Charm was never the strong suit of the hon. Member for Glasgow , Garscadden ( Mr. Dewar ) — indeed , I think that he is wearing his only suit . |
| 12 | I think that it is going to have a good effect on improving trading for the better parks and attractions in this country and as you know I think , Alton Towers is the leading er , park of its kind in this country , Chessington which we also own is the second er , leading park , one and a half million visitors a year , Alton Towers approximately two million visitors a year in this country . |
| 13 | ‘ Maybe she does not want him to think that she is surrendering herself too easily , ’ he suggested . |
| 14 | Such a man may be delighted to become a father yet he will not wish to think that he is depriving his partner of her career — even temporarily . |
| 15 | ‘ I like to think that it is going on all over Masailand in fifty thousand kraals at this moment . ’ |
| 16 | At this stage knitters often blame the machine , thinking that it is knitting erratically and incorrectly , when in fact its their fault . |
| 17 | Darkened traps are given various animal and insecticide odours which dupes the fly into thinking that it is biting a cow . |
| 18 | Sometimes , too , it is possible to make the mistake of thinking that she is expecting us to come up with all the answers when , often , all she wants is the opportunity to state the problem to someone who understands and will not criticise her . |