Example sentences of "[verb] think [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I tried to think who might have been to Edouard 's flat . |
| 2 | But I do n't know think it would be easier ? |
| 3 | ‘ The mind , taking no notice of itself , is deluded to think it can and doth conceive bodies … without the mind . ’ |
| 4 | And I 'd thought they 'd be , suffice . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd thought we might safely have dinner here tonight . |
| 6 | ‘ We thought she 'd thought we 'd run him down , ’ Fernando laughed , throwing his head back and holding his forehead . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd thought I would n't have to move again , that we 'd be all right , you and me , Miss , a few more years yet . |
| 8 | For some reason I 'd thought I 'd be given just a sample in a small box — like those used to send out wedding cake . |
| 9 | Just to pass some time cos I 'm bored I 'd thought I 'd list a team of crap Leeds players I 've had the misfortune to see over the years . |
| 10 | Just to pass some time cos I 'm bored I 'd thought I 'd list a team of crap Leeds players I 've had the misfortune to see over the years . |
| 11 | She 'd thought it would be easy to find her . |
| 12 | Why had n't she stood her ground ; simply called Luke 's bluff — even pleaded with him if she 'd thought it would do any good ? |
| 13 | Now that the little spot of reality I 'd made in this mean city has been so lightly abandoned by those I 'd thought it would be safe with — but you wo n't catch me compromising with the lackeys . |
| 14 | ‘ I would never have taken her if I 'd thought it would upset her . ’ |
| 15 | It was better than I 'd thought it 'd be . |
| 16 | I 'd thought he might suddenly take off and run , but he seemed glued to the bench . |
| 17 | But he had not missed it as much as he 'd thought he might . |
| 18 | He 'd thought he 'd die himself , he said when they came to the white iron gate , he 'd thought he 'd die when he 'd heard the woman 's scream , sharp as a blade above the whine of the wind and the rain . |
| 19 | He 'd thought he 'd die himself , he said when they came to the white iron gate , he 'd thought he 'd die when he 'd heard the woman 's scream , sharp as a blade above the whine of the wind and the rain . |
| 20 | It did n't seem right , yet , looking at his face you 'd , she 'd thought he could have come home , but when you lifted the bloody sheets and then she 'd never seen anything like it , and then on the Monday morning , I stayed with him Sunday night and he were on morphine fusions and then on the Monday morning I woke up and mum had gone , when I looked at dad I thought to myself then I thought oh boy you ai n't gon na go now mum nipped home for a bath they said she could and it 'll be alright and they said |
| 21 | ‘ We would n't have suggested it if we 'd thought you would , ’ comforted John . |
| 22 | she says she 's got a beautiful place I said yeah , but look how many stairs , I said I just could n't climb the stairs , she said oh that 's it , she says , but er , she says knowing you like I 've always well she says and your husband , she even described you , she says I , I 'd thought you 'd move into a better area than that . |
| 23 | She 'd thought she could cope with her fears . |
| 24 | I 'd thought there might be a bit of rope or some such in the vestry . |
| 25 | Now she 's gone , and I do n't have to pay out , I 'm not badly off ; I 've saved a bit , and I 'd thought there would be no need to let the room , but if you and Mr Paul was looking for somewhere clean and comfortable , with good food , and reasonable as it 's yourselves , perhaps you 'd think it over . ’ |
| 26 | Now he would have even more cause to think he could use their past acquaintance as an excuse to be familiar with her . |
| 27 | Had he grown to think she would meekly do his bidding ? |
| 28 | Anyway , Harry seemed to think we could manage . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Richard Ingrams seemed to think we must be ‘ pooves ’ because our hair touched our collars . |
| 30 | Mandy seemed to think you could have a summer of light-hearted fun without paying the price . |