Example sentences of "[adv] think [pron] would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I admit I did not think they would do that . ’ |
| 2 | The children were terrified when the flood happened and I just do not think they would want to come back . ’ |
| 3 | Nutty did not think they would win . |
| 4 | Saddam is now more reliant than ever on other clans , which do not think they would survive his overthrow . |
| 5 | I saw it , ’ and Chapman backed his players ' view : ‘ I could not see clearly from my position , but Arsenal , almost to a man , stopped playing and I do not think they would have done that unless they had been satisfied that the ball had been out of play , ’ he told the Sunday Express . |
| 6 | We believe it is important that we participate fully in all these discussions as we think we have an important contribution to make from the substantial experience that we have , and I do not think you would find it acceptable for JARs to be binding on UK industry without us being in on every stage of their development . |
| 7 | ‘ Lucien , I did not think you 'd mind sharing with me . ’ |
| 8 | Like Ulysses , I had , by my standards then , made un beau voyage , but I did not think it would result in my being content to stay at home thereafter . |
| 9 | They hope to sell the house as soon as possible but did not think it would go to a Vic Reeves fan . |
| 10 | The band could probably have signed to IRS but Hallin does not think it would have been the right move . |
| 11 | And no , she did not think it would jeopardise the marriage although he would , no doubt , be miffed at missing out on the latest freebie to the investing classes . |
| 12 | ‘ … I did not think it would come so quickly , ’ he told Tom Jones on 4 November . |
| 13 | I did not think I would stay with the band forever . |
| 14 | Do you not think I would know if he was still alive , especially if he was living here in Beirut ? ’ |
| 15 | Now I have nothing against Terry as a person , although I do not think I would cross the road to help him if he were run over by a lorry , but that is neither here nor there . |
| 16 | Remembering that he had sent Catherine Crane to see Angela Morgan 's employers , he decided to find out how she had got on ; late as it was he did not think she would have gone off duty without reporting to him . |
| 17 | She did not think she would like herself in it if she could see herself and she did not think she would like to see her face bright and thick with greasepaint . |
| 18 | She did not think she would like herself in it if she could see herself and she did not think she would like to see her face bright and thick with greasepaint . |
| 19 | But Riven did not think he would sleep again that night . |
| 20 | She did not think he would like to hear from her , or possibly even to think about her . |
| 21 | I did not think He would mind this , especially if I made the whole thing into a sort of combined barby stroke burnt sacrifice . |
| 22 | With regard to Simon , I do not think he would have a parallel . |
| 23 | I really do not think he would understand . ’ |
| 24 | I do n't somehow think we 'd have much in common . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ But , I mean to say , I did always think I would inherit one day , with Jack being such a confirmed … ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I did always think I 'd end my days here , I must say . ’ |
| 27 | As time passed did you ever think you 'd catch anyone for this particular crime ? |
| 28 | I did n't honestly think he 'd get any better . |
| 29 | And then — because the deepest questions curiously acquire the least importance in such interviews — did they ever really think they would return to ‘ Palestine ’ ? |
| 30 | Do you really think they would have believed a story like that ? |