Example sentences of "[noun prp] think [pron] might " in BNC.
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| 1 | The adoption should n't affect her , they should n't take her into account , but Kegan thinks they might want her token agreement , so I 've got to handle this right . |
| 2 | Alcuin thought he might be employed in making peace , but the fact that he found it necessary to protest that he had never been disloyal to Offa suggests that his allegiances were being called into question . |
| 3 | ‘ Richard thought it might be a good idea if I wrote an article for The Guardian . ’ |
| 4 | Chris Singh thought he might be tempted to borrow . |
| 5 | After what seemed ages , Dustin thought he might be willing to co-star in John and Mary if only in gratitude for the bit of play-doctoring the two visitors had done . |
| 6 | The older woman 's face puckered and for a moment Ruth thought she might cry — which was unthinkable in Miss Beard . |
| 7 | Ruth thought he might be kinder than his son-in-law , but it was not something he would take lightly . |
| 8 | From the shape of the building Maggie thought it might be Ralston 's Fruitshop , but could n't be sure . |
| 9 | Katherine thought she might cry . |
| 10 | Sebastian thought he might be a journalist . |
| 11 | ‘ Lily thought you might be able to enlighten us … as to why she 's feeling so glum … she might have mentioned something … you being the one she spends most time with . ’ |
| 12 | For a moment Robert thought she might have had her feet bound , and then he realized that her problem was simply that her face-mask was now so in line with Islamic law that her field of vision was only about six inches to the left and right of her . |
| 13 | ‘ Dr Connor thought it might help . |
| 14 | He 'd been given a position in prison administration in Paris , and Sylvia thought he might be of help to her in finding Madeleine and Jeanne . |
| 15 | Superintendent Carstairs thought it might be helpful if you were present when we examined the clothes . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , Owen thought he might be speaking the truth . |
| 17 | For an instant , Harry thought he might be about to attack . |
| 18 | Snizort thought you might very nearly expect creatures , beings , anything at all , to steal through a darkling forest and lie watching the strange group of people eating supper and drinking wine in the glow from the fire . |
| 19 | Len thinks you might be able to sink an awful lot from the Sunderland Shipowners ' Cup , which is one of the Wearside League 's . |
| 20 | ‘ Sister 's at early supper , and Nurse Robins thought you might like some help , Nurse Dungarvan . |
| 21 | Ivor thought she might have gone through his briefcase and found a letter from me . |
| 22 | That 's why Lisabeth thought he might be a musician or maybe somebody giving you work or something . |
| 23 | Nicandra thought it might be a good idea to go to the lavatory , next door to the bathroom , rather an adventure as this lavatory was sacred to Dada . |
| 24 | Kate thinks it might be good to turn it into a sort of commune . ’ |
| 25 | Vince is , and Kath thinks she might be |
| 26 | Joshua thought he might go , if only to relish their discontents . |
| 27 | Yet , despite the apparent damage that Phil Barlow thought he might do to himself , he did on the day the appointments were made , challenge several aspects of the interviews . |
| 28 | Wycliffe thought they might be Chelsea or Chelsea Derby . |
| 29 | Hey , do n't look so terrified , ’ she smiled , ‘ it 's only some letters and a little ornament that Gramps thought you might like . |
| 30 | George thought there might be something in this . |