Example sentences of "think the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John thinks the character of pubs will change . |
| 2 | It is expensive to buy food that children do not eat and it is very easy for the mother to fall into the trap of offering the child only what she thinks the child still likes . |
| 3 | G. says he thinks the man is lying , that the vat went over not by accident but because the ice cream was not up to standard and pouring it away was the most convenient way of getting rid of it . |
| 4 | This time he thinks the man there could be Vecchi . ’ |
| 5 | I 'd like that allowance to be related very much to how much everybody thinks the work 's going to be er , going to cost which is initially worked out by the estimator . |
| 6 | and if he thinks the work 's alright |
| 7 | If the Commons defence committee thinks the government may have gone too far in defence cuts , I wonder what it would make of Labour and Liberal Democrat policies . |
| 8 | With regard to readability , if the proportion of personal pronouns in the text is 5 to 10% , this program thinks the tone is sufficiently warm and friendly . |
| 9 | There 's no external bleeding , but his skull was fractured , and the doctor thinks the blow probably killed him . " |
| 10 | Similarly , he thinks the watercolour could be the work of an amateur . |
| 11 | ‘ It will then be up to him to decide , in his view , whether he thinks the sentence was unduly lenient or not . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It will then be up to him to decide , in his view , whether he thinks the sentence was unduly lenient or not . ’ |
| 13 | He says he thinks the theatre should be more a part of the community . |
| 14 | ‘ Everyone thinks the Amaranth Line was enormously wealthy , but so much of it went in the Sorcery Wars — dear me , I intended no discourtesy , sir . |
| 15 | Mackie thinks the idea that there could be such inherently prescriptive properties and relations , which are part of the genuine fabric of the world . |
| 16 | He seeks ‘ technical ruthlessness ’ and ‘ critical penetration ’ , and thinks the idea of a special relationship between sitter and artist is much overplayed . |
| 17 | ‘ Postlethwaite thinks the levy 's a bad idea . ’ |
| 18 | If the Commission thinks the case admissible and worth proceeding with , it sees if it can achieve a friendly settlement . |
| 19 | He says he thinks the case has taken far too long and too many animals have suffered . |
| 20 | Only Prof Congdon thinks the Chancellor should raise taxes next month to balance a loose monetary policy , and the other six advise against a rise , though all agree the Chancellor needs to explain his strategy clearly and three more expect tax increases in 1994 . |
| 21 | Gavyn Davies , from the investment house Goldman Sachs , thinks the Chancellor should put growth high on the agenda and take some short-term risks with inflation and the pound to ensure strong growth in 1994 . |
| 22 | Gavyn Davies , from the investment house Goldman Sachs , thinks the Chancellor should put growth high on the agenda and take some short-term risks with inflation and the pound to ensure strong growth in 1994 . |
| 23 | Ah , but you 're going to be getting some extra police officers by taking them off er , paperwork , er you 're gon na get two thousand three hundred I see in the press , well that as shown , that of course will be twenty three , but if anybody here thinks the Chief Constable 's gon na produce twenty three new police officers through reductions in paperwork and through the other initiatives the Home Secretary has announced , well I do n't believe them , and we shall have to wait and see . |
| 24 | John Organ , partner at property consultants Healey & Baker , thinks the plans for smaller registers are an improvement . |
| 25 | Likewise , a dealer wo n't want a record taking up space in the racks of his or her shop unless he or she thinks the public will ask for it . |
| 26 | He accepts the charges , but thinks the council was harsh : |
| 27 | Intel Corp 's storming first quarter figures ( see page seven ) have not gone down well everywhere , and Hancock Institutional Equity Services analyst Eli Sayegh reckons that there is not much more to go for in the stock : he yesterday downgraded Intel to sell from hold , saying he thinks the company is near peak operating margins at just over 40% , double the historical norm ; he said the company 's margins have been driven largely by a shift from the 80386 chip to the 80486 chip ‘ and this can not go on for too long ; ’ he reckons that Advanced Micro Devices Inc will immediately take 10% of the 80486 market with its planned clone , and could take as much as 25% over time ; his damper wiped $1.75 off Intel shares at $115.75 . |
| 28 | Ultimately she thinks the women will be technically as good as the top men and so they should compete together . |
| 29 | She thinks the sun shines out of his backside . ’ |
| 30 | It 's bad enough Lizzy thinks the sun shines out of his … ’ |