Example sentences of "think they [vb mod] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But er you 'd think they 'd get a lorry or something to shift it from there . |
| 2 | If they can build aqueducts you 'd think they could engineer a wallet to keep their money in . |
| 3 | And , anyway , she was n't so deluded that she thought they might make a life together . |
| 4 | I thought they might have a check before you go . |
| 5 | She thought they might have a Christmas tree ; for the first non-ideological season for many years . |
| 6 | Immediately they thought they would make a fortune if they were able to sell this food in shops . |
| 7 | ‘ I actually thought they would relate a lot more . |
| 8 | ‘ In the sixteenth century , doctors thought they could tell a person 's health by looking into their eyes — I like to see a man 's soul ’ ; such souls as he finds in the Saracen 's Head and other pubs . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ I was outraged they thought they could tell a bookseller what to do . |
| 10 | ‘ The victims thought they could trust a doctor . |
| 11 | so we 've got one or two people because they thought they 'd do a duo on design and print buying from them |
| 12 | Ronni frowned at him as he continued , ‘ I think they 'll make a go of it . |
| 13 | I think they should make a place for them . |
| 14 | Dr Robert Bradnock of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London said : ‘ Although the older generation strongly feel the pull of the old countries , I think they will put a lot of pressure on the young people to try and stop them rushing off and doing something which might escalate out of control . ’ |
| 15 | I do n't know whether people think they can move a dust extract in an hour or two hours . |
| 16 | I think they 'd have a battle on their hands if they did . |
| 17 | If I take on an artist , for example , I need to think they will have a future . |
| 18 | ‘ Brugge will arrive here thinking they can get a win at Ibrox and will be strengthened by the return of players like Dstl and Van der Heyden in defence and midfield , ’ said Smith . |
| 19 | There are numerous accounts from researchers or trainers who start their contact with dolphins thinking they will teach a dolphin how to communicate with humans , and end up wondering it in Fact the dolphin has been trying to teach us a thing or two about communicating with them . |