Example sentences of "think [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | yeah , I find that , that I 've done it and I 've written down the answer and then I ca n't think which number does it go to , and by the time I 've got to number one they 're on about six , so I might as well , I 'm lost it completely , so I ca n't do that either and my project work , course work , goes towards certain percent of my marks and I ca n't think for the life of me why |
| 2 | So we 're gon na catch every traffic light on red now there was something I wanted to go into Wisbech for but I ca n't think for the life of me what it was , I must get stuck into this Christmas shopping again , really must so much to do and such little time to do it in oh he 's , he 's put that car down five hundred pounds , that price of that car was , that he got for sale on it seven , seven , nine , five , |
| 3 | The painting of the giant could become a picture which is going to be used to show a sceptical researcher ( the teacher in role ? ) how big the giant really is — necessarily demanding that the child thinks about the concept of scale . |
| 4 | She thinks about the structure of Disraeli 's Sybil : or , the Two Nations ( 1845 ) , until the sound of the Guardian dropping on to the doormat sends her scurrying to the front door . ) |
| 5 | McIntosh is too much the diplomat to say what he really thinks about the firm 's three year spell inside the TSB empire , except to say two things — firstly that he doubts whether it either made or lost much money on its investment , and secondly that Hill Samuel was very supportive once the decision to sell had been taken in principle . |
| 6 | Although fourteen answers to the fragmentation question concern housework , the housewife rarely thinks about the work she is actually doing . |
| 7 | In fact , the more one thinks about the distribution of this rock platform the less plausible seems the explanation in terms of marine erosion . |
| 8 | Just as our Grand Master thinks about the manipulation of further , and suggests that skilled readers recognise the meanings of words ahead of fixation . |
| 9 | But it is clear enough to anyone dealing in checks who thinks about the matter that it is in the public interest to deny collection in those circumstances . |
| 10 | I ca n't think off the top of my head |
| 11 | Do you ever stop and think about the way you breathe ? |
| 12 | ‘ Guides should be setting the example and I think we should think about the way we put adventure first . ’ |
| 13 | Unfortunately for a while my attendance at church was very patchy and I would n't think about the church or God for weeks on end . |
| 14 | I am afraid it is written in enviro-jargon , which will need translating into ordinary English or Welsh , but I hope it helps you think about the kind of issues that need to be got across in a popular television programme . |
| 15 | Mr Chairman could I ask a question because one of the things that I 've found missing this evening is specific things that people would like to see in this playhouse or perhaps specific things that we used to do and that find are missing and the last I have n't heard the word gallery mentioned from there much at all what do we think about the gallery ? |
| 16 | When this person makes a short , stilted contribution encourage the speaker through obviously listening and asking them to continue : ‘ What else do you think about the proposal ? ’ or ‘ Can 1 ask Bill to say some more about his department ? ’ |
| 17 | David Bailer does not think about the past very often . |
| 18 | ‘ No , dear — it 's kind of you , but when you get to my age you like to sit quietly and think about the past — and I watch my telly and listen to carols on my old wireless and then the Home Help comes and puts me to bed . |
| 19 | Let us think about the word ‘ identification ’ . |
| 20 | Because I when you do think about the word then you leave some of the letters out . |
| 21 | ‘ If there is one company that can be said to have influenced British theatre in the eighties it is Cheek by Jowl … the effect of a Cheek by Jowl Shakespeare is to make you think about the play again . |
| 22 | Right , so yo , you watched er , Dr. Marius Bernard , erm , the South African , what did you think about the message that came across in the film ? |
| 23 | You put yourself into cold storage for two years as far as any kind of political practice goes and just sit and think — and do n't forget you 'll get paid £5000 a year to sit and think about the purity of the struggle we 're all fighting back here . ’ |
| 24 | I do n't even think you should think about the music business when you start . |
| 25 | Repetition is likewise the musician practising her scales until she can be consistent every time , so that while she performs she can think about the music itself rather than the individual notes . |
| 26 | Just as you should carefully select your sailing venue , so you should also think about the type of sailing you do . |
| 27 | And I 'll think about the shirt . |
| 28 | Do n't even think about the fat , but |
| 29 | But he soon became the keenest and most enlightened Italian expounder of the Council , and wrote a pastoral letter for Lent 1962 , Pensiamo al Concilio ( Let's think about the Council ) , that learnedly explains to the Milanese what is going to happen . |
| 30 | up till the age of , about sixteen , after my birthday , the baby would have been a few weeks old , I thought well , if you 're under sixteen , do n't think about the Pill , they 're not going to give it to you . |