Example sentences of "[vb base] i think " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Somewhere , ’ Lee said , ‘ I do n't know where — in Africa , I think — there dwell two tribes , close to one another — I mean I think their assumed boundaries could well be adjacent — who hold diametrically opposed attitudes to the birth of twins . |
| 2 | There 's things that we are doing like I 've been told by a couple of people this evening the autumn programme they think it 's very good very progressive very enjoyable I thi that that to me that reinforces the autumn programme by several people so people who here are people here this evening feel they we say something about what is n't on the agenda or what is on the agenda but I think that 's what the meetings for but I do n't think it 's a bad exercise to talk to the people who actually pay come in the building I mean I think that 's a valid exercise . |
| 3 | I mean I I certainly accept that I mean I think there a lot of problems on the in the stage door club several nights of the years . |
| 4 | Yeah , well I mean I think we need to get as many as possible . |
| 5 | No , yeah but I mean that leaflet very likely would n't have you know I mean I think this this leaflet |
| 6 | I , I mean I think , I agree with you and er clearly these are management concerns . |
| 7 | I mean I think it 's , I mean I I have personally asked this question a number of times and pressed for everybody to be paid properly in inverted commas , I E monthly , but this is an assumption about a certain lifestyle and a certain way of budgeting which er I do n't think we have necessarily the right or , you know it 's not necessarily our |
| 8 | I mean I think that my principle desire is that they pay their er they contribute to our income and pay their rent regularly and are able to do so . |
| 9 | I mean I think as far as NUPE 's concerned we would want our branch secretaries or a branch official and probably senior senior shop stewards I would think . |
| 10 | So I mean I think what we envisaged though was that the local publicity group erm would meet and see if the well first of all I suppose was there a , a necessity having seen what we 've got from national level er necessity to produce a kind of newsletter , a joint unison newsletter specific to Northumberland , that 's what the group was going to have a look at was n't it ? |
| 11 | But I mean I think if we can actually feed some information through on that , on that weekend |
| 12 | You know things like uppermost in people 's minds , I do n't know whether I suppose this question of fees might still be , I do n't know , it depends what the national executive say , but I mean I think it 's those issues and the fact we can respond quickly is , will be an advantage . |
| 13 | I mean I think that 's really what we 've seen in eastern Europe |
| 14 | The er in response to your question about Scotland , I mean I think |
| 15 | times of I mean , I actually think it 's a an awful lot of ask of a friendship , or of a family situation and also , indeed , if you I mean I think sometimes they can be very supportive but th the true understanding may not be there and erm I think that 's what led me to start up a self- help group in Edinburgh erm which is , has been erm running for the last two years now . |
| 16 | I mean I think that I would , really a lot of what we 're talking about here is actually male chauvinism |
| 17 | I mean I think the er se , emphasis on society is still o , very much on the nuclear family and there is a a great lack of recognition of the extent to which families have changed and I think there 's still er , hoping that erm mothers and children are going to continue to be supported by the parent and that 's evidenced with the governments er , child support bill , that it 's erm introducing at the moment . |
| 18 | I mean , I 'm definitely a feminist , but I 'm not a man hater , but I mean I think everyone 's looking for the new term and |
| 19 | And , a a I mean I think we have , you know , to be feminists because we do n't want to be better than men , we just want to be equal . |
| 20 | I mean I think |
| 21 | You do n't really I mean I think I do n't know maybe working for a char firm of chartered surveyors you have I mean it 's the same system is n't working as a dogsbody and then maybe |
| 22 | I mean I think I 've already resigned myself to the fact that I 'm going to have to do one maybe two years more before I get anything like |
| 23 | Yeah I mean I think you 're pretty good on those , you know about alternative sources of energy and you 've got a pretty good idea of nuclear power , what it 's about erm you know half life erm Then this gets onto the technical bit . |
| 24 | We 'll have a look at decimals because you need to need to know what you 're doing with decimals but decimals are fractions and until you I mean I think you 're very happy with fractions now you 're probably ready to go on to decimals . |
| 25 | And to establish I mean I think that as a g |
| 26 | I mean , th th there 's , I mean I think it 's an absolute disgrace as I said , really ! |
| 27 | I mean I think it would be nice to erm |
| 28 | Erm Well I I mean I think it it depends on your own perspective |
| 29 | Well it I mean already , it is having quite an im impact erm especially for items like furniture and bedding , and I mean bedding does n't last for ever , especially with a family , and I know erm they 're allowed every so often , but erm I mean I think erm the the cutbacks are becoming more and more and more and and people seem to be which means that we have to look around for voluntary erm agencies that ca such as , who can provide us with furniture or beds and bedding . |
| 30 | Is there anything I mean I think I know the answer to the question , but is there anything we can do to improve the language that 's uttered in our church ? |