Example sentences of "think he [vb past] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Captain filled in the space where Maxwell might have thought he had to apologize , and then asked him quickly : ‘ What did you do in the north of Italy in January ? |
| 2 | I thought he meant to take you both with him . ’ |
| 3 | I thought he meant to adopt me , because that 's what it sounded like . ’ |
| 4 | On the other hand , it could be claimed with some justification that moral considerations were involved in Gandhi 's decision to fast and that he did what he thought he had to do in those situations . |
| 5 | I thought he wished to impart further information but , with the speed of a striking cat , he suddenly pulled his dagger , nicking my neck with its point . |
| 6 | The summarizing of needs erm well the exploration of needs you , you never really went in to erm er what he really needed , what he thought he needed to retire on . |
| 7 | Erm I 'm not quite sure about this , I may be wrong , but I thought that maybe that you could 've erm questioned him a little bit more about why he thought he needed to speak to his accountant . |
| 8 | The coachman thought he wanted to relieve himself . |
| 9 | I thought he wanted to see if he could help his father , but it was too late . ’ |
| 10 | I do n't think he meant to yell , it was just that his voice echoed a lot in the underground car park . |
| 11 | He did not say that he hoped Floy and Snodgrass were all right , because he did not think he had to say it . |
| 12 | I mean , I did n't think he had to have V A T on , I mean , if it 's a millionaire , you know , and they employ la , they employ people to clean . |
| 13 | I knew what he was getting at , of course , and I was so hurt that he should think he had to approach me in such a roundabout fashion — as if I was a terrible , uncharitable woman who had to be coaxed into a simple act of kindness — that I suggested it myself at once , though it was really the last thing I wanted . |
| 14 | And I think he meant to do it . |
| 15 | And I think he meant , and I say this quite fair now , I think he meant to come straight up to me and brake suddenly to frighten me . |
| 16 | I think he came to tell me that we should go to Ireland and that we would be OK . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I think he came to audition me , ’ reflected Sherrin , with a smile' . |
| 18 | I think he went to visit my mother and got incarcerated by accident . |
| 19 | I think he went to have some tea . ’ |
| 20 | I think he began to resent marriage first and then he began to resent me . ’ |
| 21 | I think he had to go and see a man about some business , ’ said Mary . |
| 22 | ‘ You think he had to change before he could kill someone ? |
| 23 | Erm , but I think he tended to leave the bringing up of the girls to his sister-in-law . |
| 24 | Privately , I think he wanted to spare her ladyship his death . |
| 25 | He 'll take the scrap tomorrow , but I think he wanted to have a word with you . |
| 26 | I think he wanted to get Rebus closer , for he was his primary target . |
| 27 | I think he telephoned to explain that he would be away . |
| 28 | Peter Jenner , who once managed Dury , says : ‘ I think he liked to cultivate that tough image . |
| 29 | ‘ Report on what happened to the wallet , ’ said Joe , thinking he needed to watch out in case Blackbeard and the bruiser were still around . |