Example sentences of "but i think [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , erm , it 's difficult to make forecasts , particularly with the S E C breathing down one 's neck but I think one can say that the industry conditions , if you were to read the reports of other companies and for us , is pretty much erm , status quo , in other words the domestic excuse me , domestic industry 's doing quite well , the rig , the rig count 's up , the Canadian rig count 's up , international markets remain rather soggy but some of them are qui you know on a , on a selective basis some are quite good . |
| 2 | Erm in Wales and Scotland also slightly better than people expected erm a rise was , was expected but not as strong as we , as we 've actually seen erm the Welsh and Scottish er economies , certainly there 's cle clear evidence in Scotland but I think one can read it for Wales as well , showing that the manufacturing economy er very much being buoyed up by the electronic sector erm and that probably er helping to explain why growth has been so strong in those parts of the country . |
| 3 | But I think they 'll come up well in the next few years . |
| 4 | Maybe in the , in the , outlying districts maybe , but I think they 'll have to travel to go to work . |
| 5 | I forgot to do the parsnips when I did the potatoes , but I think they 'll be |
| 6 | Of course , but I think they 'll have a wide |
| 7 | No I do n't think we have , but I think they 'll probably be a Civil War first |
| 8 | I honestly believe that because they 're certainly not strong enough erm to be up with the top boys , well they 're not going to disgrace themselves having said that , as I said before , the League 's pretty well evened out , but I think they 'll be at the lower part rather than the top part . |
| 9 | But I think they might be , ’ she said disgruntledly . |
| 10 | Erm I do n't know if if I 'm right in saying , but I think they may have given a tip to other people like er the chore boy , there used to be a chore boy . |
| 11 | But I think they could learn something from us . |
| 12 | But I think they could have afforded , just the idea of me leaving home . |
| 13 | AT present the family have no plans for returning to England in 1997 , but I think they could decide pretty quickly if they needed to . |
| 14 | I 'm not for the workhouse , you know that , but I think they 'd all be better off in there . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You could try , but I think they 'd find your case more interesting . ’ |
| 16 | I appreciate that the television companies have to get the best shots of the game or we 'd complain about that , but I think they should bear in mind those people who have paid to see the game and , in some cases like mine , travelled a long way to see the match . |
| 17 | It is in order for Ministers to quote , but I think they should do so briefly . |
| 18 | I understand the feelings but I think they should study circuses like us and say this is the sort of circus we want in Witney with no caged animals . |
| 19 | I can accept their fears , but I think they should listen to the explanation from the professionals before they start jumping to conclusions . ’ |
| 20 | Yeah but I think they should . |
| 21 | I may be proved wrong , but I think they will be surprised at the change in the pace and intensity of international rugby since they 've been away . |
| 22 | I do n't know how they will respond to my abuse in the chip pan after a few months ' use , but I think they will fare better than other brushes I 've used in the past . |
| 23 | Quite how their relationship will continue after the book ends is hard to tell but I think they will both just remain good friends . |
| 24 | " But I think they must be , for all that . " |
| 25 | But I think we might have a little time to ourselves now , and be d — d to anyone who says we have n't both earned it ! |
| 26 | ‘ I always wear a helmet when I go out on a bike , but I think we might have to make helmets a fashion accessory to get more children to wear them . ’ |
| 27 | Now I 'm not suggesting for one moment that anybody who has all the problems that dear Mr has there , but I think we might be able to learn something , do you ? |
| 28 | ‘ Actually , ’ Elinor was saying , ‘ we were going to Portugal , but I think we 'll be staying in Wimbledon this year . |
| 29 | ‘ I think it might be a reaction but I think we 'll find they do all different kinds of music as they go on . |
| 30 | I know they say a picture 's worth a thousand words ( and James would no doubt agree with you ) , but I think we 'll keep things as they are for the moment . |