Example sentences of "think that the [noun sg] is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you think that the work is accessible to the general public ? |
| 2 | You would think that the law is clear on this area . |
| 3 | I do n't think that the pub is open the cafs are n't open the amusements are n't open . |
| 4 | The son 's arrival makes the tenants think that the owner is dead and that the son has come to claim his inheritance . |
| 5 | From this lengthy account the balanced reciprocity which I mentioned at the beginning becomes very clear but some of you may think that the detail is excessive . |
| 6 | The Government 's commitment to the environment can have no credibility — I stress that I am talking about the Government , not the Minister — if the Prime Minister and the Chancellor do not think that the environment is important , even if lesser Ministers do . |
| 7 | But if the Government thinks that the public is gullible enough to be happy with a table or two every now and again , it is quite wrong . |
| 8 | The present scheme 's inadequacies are best highlighted by a constituent , Mr. Russell , who wrote to me on the advice of his local DSS office , which also thinks that the system is unfair . |
| 9 | Reading experiences expressed by this node are characterised , in ordinary language , by the total dependence of the reader 's satisfaction on whether he or she thinks that the author has enjoyed writing the text , on the basis additionally that the reader thinks that the author is satisfied by the enjoyment gained by readers ' interpretative efforts . |
| 10 | She thinks that the college is alright but it 's a bit of hole ! |
| 11 | It is thought that the platelet is necessary for the maintenance of normal vascular integrity in that patients with thrombocytopaenia show a generalised haemorrhagic tendency and bruising when the platelet count falls below about 5 × 10 9 /1 , spontaneous bruising and more severe bleeding being possible as the platelet count falls below 20 × 10 9 /1 . |
| 12 | ‘ If ’ , argues Conklin ( 1977 : 94 ) , ‘ businessmen feel ideologically deprived by government regulation because they think that the law is unfair and unduly restrictive of the economic forces to which they have a strong commitment , they may violate the law ’ . |
| 13 | … Whatever be the true view with regard to the act or neglect , I think that the appellant is entitled to say that the respondents ' ‘ default giving rise to the action ’ existed at the time when he suffered his injuries . |
| 14 | In other words , readers will only derive more or less enjoyment by putting the same amount of effort into reading ; and readers think that the author is unconcerned with readerly responses to the text . |
| 15 | erm I think that the amount is justified , erm I do n't think it would be justified to increase spending on twinning by any large amount . |
| 16 | At the same time I do nt think that the tremendous male power in the world , even within national liberation movements , can be ignored , because I think that the oppression is two-fold . |
| 17 | Some people think that the Earth is flat . |
| 18 | ‘ After all this time , it would be possible to think that the verdict is unimportant , but it is very important , ’ said Labour MP for Great Grimsby Austin Mitchell . |