Example sentences of "think he [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was thought he would take a studio for the London season . |
| 2 | They had thought he 'd split a kidney as well as fracturing an elbow and dislocating a shoulder . |
| 3 | Lady de Vesci gave them her splendid London house at 28 Bruton Street , and it was thought he should have a seat in Parliament . |
| 4 | Hallin also represented producer , Chris Allison , and thought he might form a partnership with the band . |
| 5 | In his office the manager said that he thought he might have a part going , and then looked at Arthur for a long time . |
| 6 | He thought he might write a book about it all . |
| 7 | It was at that time that I interviewed David 's mother , Margaret Jones , who recalled a three-year-old David discovering a bag of make-up in an upstairs room and plastering himself with it , and how at one point she thought he would become a ballet dancer . |
| 8 | Originally , he thought he would become a poet and it was ‘ by accident ’ that he became a doctor . |
| 9 | Ken tried to make friends if he thought he 'd upset a colleague whom he did respect or value . |
| 10 | Thought he 'd make a killing , you see ; a lot of money to be made from property development . ’ |
| 11 | I thought he 'd find a way for himself in the end . |
| 12 | ‘ Hilary Frome would fuck the school cat if he thought he 'd get a kick out of it . ’ |
| 13 | Parisian designer Jacques Rougerie obviously got rather tired of his new project — designing a Seine riverbus — and thought he 'd have a lie-down instead . |
| 14 | Peering closer he thought he could see a smear roughly the same length on the jacket pocket , but the cloth was too dirty for him to be sure . |
| 15 | Far more pertinent was the fact that Mendoros thought he could see a gap in a market about which he knew a great deal , and which he reckoned could best be filled from the UK . |
| 16 | He thought he could see a figure moving in front of him . |
| 17 | He had not seen her face , which she kept covered with a scarf , but he thought he could put a name to her . |
| 18 | With regard to Simon , I do not think he would have a parallel . |
| 19 | Dada answered cheerfully ; " All right — going to the November Sales — do n't think he 'll do a lot — very unattractive — small — back of his knees — beautifully bred . |
| 20 | Do n't think he 'll get a game but he 's coming to watch look . |
| 21 | He was a fool to expect anything other than he got , however : surely only vanity could have made him think he could seduce a mob of Madness fans ? |
| 22 | It was but er the market was so low that he decided not to well I do n't think he could get a buyer actually , it 's just stood there so he he he let it out rather than have it stood there with the option for us to buy it but I say now the prices are lower he 's not keen on selling it at that price . |
| 23 | They did n't think , did n't think he could wait a week , |
| 24 | I know that 's hard to believe , because you 'd think he 'd choose a wife who 's always well-dressed , competent at absolutely everything , and totally reliable . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't think he 'd give a damn . ’ |
| 26 | Manjiku thinks he 'll have a baby himself if he eats enough women , especially women with babies inside them waiting to be born — ; |
| 27 | He has found several different types of Anomalocaris ; from studying the whole lot , he thinks he can make a case for saying that it belongs with the arthropods , not out on its own . |
| 28 | I think he might get a bit of a a a a bit of a reaction from one or two of these people , do n't you ? |
| 29 | I think he might write a book about it one day . ’ |
| 30 | Peggy van Praagh told me that , even so early , de Valois had said to her ‘ I think he 'll make a choreographer ’ , but she was already trying out several other aspirants , so could not give him immediate chances . |