Example sentences of "think it [modal v] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anabelle felt like curling up in a ball and plugging her ears until they all went away — and she would have , too , if she had thought it would do any good . |
| 2 | Why had n't she stood her ground ; simply called Luke 's bluff — even pleaded with him if she 'd thought it would do any good ? |
| 3 | So we 've got one two three four five six seven eight nine timer You 'd of thought it would erase that time on time off thing in n it ? |
| 4 | The United States Senate rejected this provision because it thought it would bestow legal rights upon third parties . |
| 5 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |
| 6 | and I thought it would cost ten pound . |
| 7 | ‘ I would go myself if I thought it would serve any purpose to be killed before a blow had been struck . |
| 8 | Euro Disney thought it would attract 11 million fun-seekers by September . |
| 9 | I do n't know a great deal about the sorcerers of the Future , ’ said Calatin , who actually knew nothing at all about them , but thought it would sound unprofessional to admit this , ‘ but I do n't think we should rely on them . |
| 10 | in in our in our erm country , the same was there , he tacked on this name , because he thought it would sound better for an army officer to have a name like Rouget de Lisle , instead of just de Lisle . |
| 11 | Many thought it would get worse ( 36% ) or stay the same ( 39% ) . |
| 12 | He considered buying a cake to eat , but while he was thinking about it he kept on walking , and thought it would look stupid to turn back so far up the street , so he did n't , though at the thought his stomach suddenly rumbled . |
| 13 | I really thought it would look different . |
| 14 | However , he thought it would take another ten years of satellite measurements before the predicted temperature increases and climate changes could be confirmed . |
| 15 | At first thought it may seem strange that the anti-Semite 's outlook should be related to that of the Negrophobe . |
| 16 | Only a couple of months ago some inside the Federal Reserve thought it might loosen monetary policy this summer one last time . |
| 17 | I thought it might take two years of training . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I thought it might take some while for the outside world to learn of . |
| 19 | I saw this little cutting and thought it might encourage some of us who have passed our sell by date stage . |
| 20 | I mean , we thought it 'd rain this year so it 's more |
| 21 | ‘ I thought it 'd last another year , but wi ’ the rain this summer I shall have to get it fixed . |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't think it would make any difference . ’ |
| 23 | I do n't think it would make any difference . |
| 24 | It would take a long time to get our grill out because I do n't think it would move any more . |
| 25 | But I do n't think it would do any good . ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | I do n't think it would do any good to go on talking . ’ |
| 28 | And I do n't think it would do any good for me on this programme , or any of my colleagues , and of course the media will be now all over the place trying to achieve this . |
| 29 | she never said how much the pound was worth , well I I do n't think it would cover five pence piece . |
| 30 | Even if they did put down some yellow lines I do n't think it would stop some people . ’ |