Example sentences of "thought that it [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thought that it might be nice for Mother to be involved in the shop , but obviously they were n't going to listen to her . |
| 2 | They thought that it might be excusable to exploit situations to promote the individual MP 's career within his own party or to look after constituency interests , but it was quite inexcusable to open up opportunities for the Opposition to criticize the government . |
| 3 | He stated , however , that if conditions in Japan at the time of the Peace Treaty remained the same as at present , he thought that it would be necessary for a number of Allied troops |
| 4 | However , there are both practical and legal problems in cases where the woman says that she consented through fear only : she did not resist , because she thought that it would be hopeless in the circumstances , she was terrified , or she feared serious violence . |
| 5 | I thought that it would be possible to adopt the exterior trappings of the system without succumbing personally ; yet because I was frightened of appearing different or cockier than the others , I fell in with their mannerisms , jokes and brutishness . |
| 6 | He thought that it would be nice if the BBC could be present at the press conference in their own right instead of getting a ‘ home grown ’ story at second hand , and so he contacted Richard Cookson , a close friend and retired Professor of Chemistry at Southampton University , whose son Clive was science correspondent with the BBC Radio . |
| 7 | I suppose she thought that it would be mild occupational therapy , but it changed my life . |
| 8 | As it was only eleven thirty in the morning there were quite a few people who thought that it would be fun to go out and play in the floods and others who were just lending a hand to those in difficulty . |