Example sentences of "think he [modal v] [vb infin] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had thought he would invite her out for lunch , talk to her , try and work things out , assess things . |
| 2 | She thought he might shoot her or her stepfather . |
| 3 | For a second , she thought he might force her to respond , and she shrank visibly , her voice hoarse as she said , ‘ I do n't want you ! ’ |
| 4 | Her skin was burning as she thought he might touch her . |
| 5 | Dane gripped her by the shoulders then , and she thought he would shake her . |
| 6 | The hand under hers clenched on the settee cushion , his face went red , and his eyes flashed such vindictive rage for a moment that she thought he would hit her , then he controlled himself , sitting silently by her on the settee , until she felt his hand gradually relax . |
| 7 | It was the producer of a touring play from England , and she thought he 'd help her to launch her career in England … which of course he did . |
| 8 | If he thought he could scare her with his stupid little threats , he would soon find out that he was mistaken ! |
| 9 | If he thought he could intimidate her he was gravely mistaken ! |
| 10 | If he thought he could manipulate her , he 'd soon find out that it was a wasted effort . |
| 11 | The message read that she had been in the hotel that night ; that she had met David ; that a tape had been taken of the conversation ; that if he thought he could arrest her brother and charge him with murder , he should now try ; that , if he thought he could intern her whilst completely innocent , he should now try ; that several persons had listened to the conversation in the hotel that night and that one was an Ulster MP . |
| 12 | He thought he could mindblast her as simply as he had put Tunney out of the picture . |
| 13 | He could n't eat her , and she did n't think he would murder her either . |
| 14 | She professed love for Gentle at intervals , but not with sufficient consistency to make him think he could prise her from her husband , even if he wanted to , which he was by no means certain he did . |
| 15 | He was glad she was coming back tomorrow but he did n't think he 'd marry her now . |
| 16 | I should think he 'd give her it . |
| 17 | HE THINKS HE 'LL KEEP HER / Columbia Promotions ( UK ) ; 3min23-28 |
| 18 | He seemed to think he could carry her off like this , and get away with it . |
| 19 | Fancy him thinking he could con her ! |