Example sentences of "[conj] think [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever you can do or think you can , begin it . |
| 2 | Whatever you can do or think you can , begin it . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , what Simon could or thought he could dispose of were the pictures . |
| 4 | which we can be sure , or think we can be sure , of biological connection is always very narrow ; but sociological kinship , which depends only on our willingness to slot individuals into particular verbal categories , can be extended as far as we like , or rather as far as local convention requires , and that may be thousands of miles and include many thousands of individuals . |
| 5 | OVEX TM must not be taken by women who are or think they may be pregnant . |
| 6 | Lionfish are predatory and will eat any fish they can get into the mouths ( or think they can ! ) . |
| 7 | you are or think you may be pregnant |
| 8 | you are or think you may be pregnant |
| 9 | If you know , or think you may be vulnerable to getting Thrush when using antibiotics for Cystitis , do mention this to your doctor , who may well prescribe treatment ‘ just in case ’ . |
| 10 | If calligraphy is not a skill you possess or think you could learn , do not despair for there are some alternatives . |
| 11 | It is Ego that thinks we should constantly fret about our family and the future , in case God decides we are taking life for granted , and hurls down a bolt of lightning . |
| 12 | You 'd have er there 's somebody on yesterday who said that thinks it should er it should be against the law to cut a tree down . |
| 13 | Trade unionists increasingly saw underconsumption as the cause of stagnant trade , for , as the manifesto of the woollen textile workers stated on the eve of the 1925 textile lock-out : ‘ There is no greater fallacy today than to think we could get back to prosperity by reducing wages . ’ |
| 14 | Devious devil ; she should have known better than to think she could fool him . |
| 15 | ‘ We 've been close friends for donkey 's years and I know you better than to think you 'd try to queer my pitch . ’ |
| 16 | She should have known better than to think he would bring it to her , miserable sinner that she was . |
| 17 | When I got home I said , ‘ They ought to know you better than think you would marry a prostitute . ‘ |
| 18 | And er he 's two years in the army and thinks he 'll stay because there 's no life here for anybody , so he 's gon na stay on . |
| 19 | He 's picked you out of the pack and thinks you can win the Open . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ He 'd like Giles to get married and thinks you 'd be just the right girl for him . ’ |
| 21 | She is looking for work and thinks she may be forced to move to London in search of a job . |
| 22 | I mean , you ca n't let them come here and think they can walk all over you , because then next time they come they 'll get a bit cocky and think they can do what they want . |
| 23 | ‘ You really have to use your brain , you have to anticipate things and you ca n't sit back and think it will all be all right . ’ |
| 24 | But Howard insisted : ‘ Anyone who believes he can cruise along and think he will automatically be in the side against Halifax will be in for a shock . |
| 25 | But Howard insisted : ‘ Anyone who believes he can cruise along and think he will automatically be in the side against Halifax will be in for a shock . |
| 26 | I mean you 've got to stop and think I ca n't carry any more . |
| 27 | I must say I was rather surprised , and thought something must have happened to him … |
| 28 | ‘ I think they were quite serious about leaving us at the time and thought they would get an objective opinion from Langford . |
| 29 | In fact I 'm told we ran the three-day week so well that it did n't make enough impact on the country ; they did n't realize the crisis and thought they would n't support Ted Heath . |
| 30 | Unfortunately , as already described , Croydon Corporation saw things rather differently and thought they would stand to lose financially . |