Example sentences of "is not [adj] think [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not possible to think of any literary antecedent , nor of any later development of the character , apart perhaps from the curious Captain Hook , himsclf overshadowed by the sinister and disturbing Peter Pan . |
| 2 | The answer , and it applies to Hearts ' Alan McLaren at centre back too , is that it is not possible to think of anyone who could be chosen in front of the pair . |
| 3 | ‘ Old age ’ is not a disease in itself , and it is not helpful to think of the problems which face older people as being caused ‘ by their age ’ . |
| 4 | It is not difficult to think of other examples — the man who takes up golf to be seen with the ‘ right sort of people ’ the competitor more interested in the prize than the process of winning it ; the senior common-room member who can not converse without showing off . |
| 5 | For instance , it is not difficult to think of linguistic features that could be defined as disfluencies . |
| 6 | That ‘ complicity ’ adds an important element of subversion : it is not difficult to think of texts that have been changed into fiery poems , novels and philosophies by their being thirstily read : evoked . |
| 7 | It is not difficult to think of female names which begin with an unstressed syllable ( Patricia , Elizabeth , Rebecca ) , but male names are very rare ( Jerome , Demetrius ) . |
| 8 | In fact , it is not hard to think of explanations for senescence in terms of individual advantage . |
| 9 | In other words , watching the film persuaded me that despite the intricacy of the life-producing process , it is not wrong to think of helping it along in certain ways . |