Example sentences of "[not/n't] think [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should not think her a woman who had let herself go . |
| 2 | You would not think her unduly burdened with worries , if you watched her crossing the campus , smiling at people she knows , her eyes bright , her brow unfurrowed . |
| 3 | He had said ‘ we ’ , which heartened McAllister enormously but also meant that she must try to justify his confidence , and not let him down ; he must not think her a fine lady only playing at life — she meant to do her share , and yet try not to hinder him . |
| 4 | She did not think them greater , failed entirely to see why she should . |
| 5 | Hess did not have a normal christening for Wolf Rudiger , the Fuhrer does not think them good enough for Nazis . |
| 6 | Do n't shout at me ; it gives a ghost a fright I 've only come to have a little chat I do not think we 've met . |
| 7 | I do not think we could justify turning our backs . ’ |
| 8 | I really do not think we are much brighter than monkeys , and monkeys are killed in experiments . |
| 9 | I did not think we could invade this year . |
| 10 | ‘ British soldiers are the best in the world , ’ a schoolmaster told his class , adding , for the benefit of the Kindertransporte pupils , ‘ You people did not think we had it in us . ’ |
| 11 | Personally , I do not think we need an alternative god to look up to . |
| 12 | The Executive Council under Sir Paw Tun were inert and helpless , and later that morning I went to the Governor to say that I did not think we could hold the situation any longer without grave risk , and advised him to call for the resignation of the Executive Council . |
| 13 | I do not think we could bid for the money part as Japan has the reputation of trying to get its own way by money . |
| 14 | Do you not think we should have an anti-arrhythmic agent rather than £600 worth of thrombolysis in our medical bag ? |
| 15 | In the phonetic/phonological dimension , I do not think we should speak too readily of Early Modern ‘ Standard ’ English . |
| 16 | It is not necessary for us in the present case to decide whether this distinction is a legitimate one and I do not think we should assume to do so . |
| 17 | I do not think we should decide , in the present case , more than we need . |
| 18 | It could lead to unjustifiable situations resulting in a great number of injustices and I do not think we should continue with it . … |
| 19 | They do not think we may mean the " inner stars " . |
| 20 | ‘ I do not think we are under any duty to publish malicious gossip , ’ he said , ‘ which remains gossip however true it may be . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ It was over before we knew it , ’ said Taliesin later , ‘ and even if it had not been , I do not think we could have got near to the Lad . ’ |
| 22 | For myself , I do not think we need to be quite so pessimistic . |
| 23 | I do not think we get much further by supposing that Jesus gave two insufflations of his Holy Spirit , one in John 's upper room , and one at Luke 's Pentecost . |
| 24 | I do not think we can profitably continue Question Time . |
| 25 | Where there is a large number of transactions — the notice mentions 30,000 records — I do not think we should simply consider an isolated case where it would be impossible to say whether there had been a direct benefit from the acquisition of the wrappers or not . |
| 26 | His statement implies that we are not yet out of the recession , so let us borrow some more , increase the PSBR , and do the Keynesian thing which , a few years ago , we did not think we should do , and perhaps that will get us out of the recession by the time of the election . |
| 27 | I do not think we do this . ’ |
| 28 | I repeat , however : I do not think we face war . |
| 29 | Anyway , I do not think we should discuss the young Duke of Ross , should we ? ’ |
| 30 | From one point of view I agree — I do not think we should be concerned about teaching a basic kit of factual information . |