Example sentences of "think [pron] could " in BNC.

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1 Besides , I did n't think I could now save enough to make a significant difference to my standard of living when I retired , so I decided I might as well enjoy it while I had the chance .
2 Do you think I could rise to such wisdom ? ’
3 ‘ Do you think I could get a job in London ?
4 ‘ I was very active and do n't think I could have done any more . ’
5 I would have written far sooner , only — to be quite frank — I feared a snub , and I do n't think I could have borne it …
6 Do you think this is a good idea and do you think I could get a reduction on my Road Tax Fund Licence as 50 per cent of my journeys are made on two wheels ?
7 ‘ I do n't think I could have done that on my own , ’ Laura confessed .
8 I really do n't think I could tolerate the loss of it all . ’
9 Well , I 've never even seen a dead body before — imagine , what with the bones , the shroud and the flies ; if I had n't had the camera between me and it , I do n't think I could have looked .
10 Who do you think I could trust with that hanging over me ?
11 ‘ We have n't got that far , ’ smiled Phil , ‘ but I do n't think I could ever leave Tullivers .
12 I enjoyed my life with them and I do n't think I could have coped in the beginning without them .
13 ‘ Now do you think I could have a bed somewhere ? ’
14 Harriet , I 'm sorry , but I do n't think I could stand to begin going all over that again — not just now .
15 Another Nottingham volunteer , Sue , said , ‘ I may not have lost a lot in pounds but it 's great to know I can lose inches from parts I did n't think I could ever reduce . ’
16 I do n't think I could blame you , but Tobie would be happy if you could say no . ’
17 ‘ If I did n't think I could , then I would n't be doing what I 'm doing .
18 But I do n't think I could cope on my own without my mum and dad even if I did have all that money .
19 ‘ City boss Billy McNeill did n't think I could play , ’ Beresford said last night .
20 Mr Garner joined TI in 1979 , after a brief but colourful climb up the industrial ladder and having discounted the idea of becoming a professional trumpeter — ‘ I do n't think I could have stood the strain ’ .
21 ‘ I did n't think I could face the idea of someone else having the job , ’ she laughs , ‘ but it was also a great opportunity for me . ’
22 ‘ I do n't think I could take the excitement , doctor . ’
23 I do n't think I could face it .
24 Do you think I could take Monday off , please ?
25 I suppose it was this that made Richard think I could not manage Flora 's job .
26 I do n't think I could stand any more Hatherby nonsense . ’
27 ‘ I do n't think I could stand being a nurse because I would get too involved , so I hope one day to join the fire brigade , ’ she said .
28 ‘ And ambushing might work for a long-legged frog like Ferd , but I do n't think I could leap out of a bush if I tried .
29 Then he set Mick off into another spasm of laughter when he asked , ‘ Do you think I could get a job alongside you in the factory ? ’
30 I do n't think I could ever do anything like that again . ’
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