Example sentences of "think they [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think they dare n't take it to Road at Nottingham for some reason . |
| 2 | The reason why people sometimes think they ca n't shed weight on a strict calorie ration of 1,000 daily is that they are guessing at the weight — and thus the calorie content — of their portions of food , or forgetting to add in the calories provided by little items like the butter spread on that bread , or the milk in all those cups of tea ; or they fail to realize that innocent-looking things like that canned soft drink or glass of orange juice , or the mayonnaise coleslaw served in the office canteen ( 'Ca n't contain many calories — it 's salad , is n't it ! ' ) can add a sizeable number of calories to the daily total . |
| 3 | Those referred to at the beginning of this chapter , the dieters who think they ca n't shed weight on 1,000 calories a day , almost invariably belong to the can't-get-away-with-anything group and are not following the essential rules of calorie counting sufficiently strictly . |
| 4 | Yes , a lot of people think they ca n't afford T N T. |
| 5 | I sometimes think they may not be paying him . |
| 6 | No I do n't think we have , but I think they 'll probably be a Civil War first |
| 7 | So , I think they 'll probably say , oh just go and enjoy your holiday |
| 8 | So you think they 'll probably stay up there next weekend ? |
| 9 | I think they 'll just buy a strip anyway . |
| 10 | But , I was saying to Tracy , I ca n't see the point of going just to have a row , because that 's all it 'll end up , I do n't think they 'll get anywhere by having a meeting , I think they 'll just row . |
| 11 | For example sometimes they overestimate certain works of art and you wonder you know during the sale you see it 's estimated forty to fifty thousand so you think they 'll never give it to you for less . |
| 12 | Elsewhere , the company is persuading people to take just one paper napkin instead of the traditional handful ( usage is down by 40 per cent at one US example ) and asking them to help themselves to just as many vegetables as they think they 'll realistically eat . |
| 13 | " They think they wo n't be able to understand it so naturally they ca n't understand it . |
| 14 | ‘ I think they would both probably only tell me after the event about having sex for the first time but as long as I have helped prepare them they wo n't do anything silly . |
| 15 | Because there are worries that it 's going to er , effect the outcome of this mad ref , referendum , you know they the farmers are sort of desperate and they think they need government help and they think they would n't get it because of the black government so |
| 16 | Was a polite Behaviour joined to that honest Sincerity and social Disposition which is remarkable in the English Sailors , I think they would not only be the most useful Men in the Island , but by much the most agreeable Companions : For this Reason , I would recommend it to Parents who are to breed their Sons to the Sea , to give them an early Taste of Letters , especially the European Tongue , which will be of great Service to their Business as well as polish their Manners " . |
| 17 | I think they should just leave women if they 're having a relationship , as long as they do n't interfere with anybody else . |
| 18 | " And I still think they should n't . |
| 19 | I admit it is uncomfortable when buses go over these road humps so I think they should n't put them in . ’ |
| 20 | Quite how their relationship will continue after the book ends is hard to tell but I think they will both just remain good friends . |
| 21 | Er my reservations about the figures the Liberal Democrats put in , I think they will however , I think it is erm , the idea , I do get the idea that money is being thrown at the problem . |
| 22 | Take with you to court all the authorities that you may possibly require : leave them in the robing room if you think they will probably not be needed , but have them ready to back you up in case they are . |
| 23 | Shreeves said : ‘ I think they will just sneak in — but our medical people are definitely pleased we 've got another day . |
| 24 | I think they will just get on and get themselves she can just lay the law down . |
| 25 | Yet actors here think they can just sit around and wait for jobs . |
| 26 | put the contrary view in the form of a dilemma when he said : ‘ Either they were performing this public duty in giving the protection asked for , in which case I think they can not charge , or , which no one suggests , they were at the request of an individual doing something which it was not their duty to do , in which case it seems to me both public policy and section 10 of the County Police Act 1839 , make the contract illegal and void . ’ |
| 27 | Yeah , I think they 'd probably have to listen |
| 28 | I 've seen them , but I mean if , if they saw anything , I think they 'd just turn a blind eye to most of it . |
| 29 | I think they 'd just be normal . |
| 30 | Just be I think they 'd just be normal . |