Example sentences of "[modal v] think [prep] [be] [that] " in BNC.
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1 | When we first started with him , even when we were rehearsing properly with him , all we could think of was that he could n't sing . |
2 | All he could think of was that he wanted to sneeze . |
3 | I thought for a while and said that the only thing I could think of was that the British government did not — although it would have been slow to admit it — at that moment cut much ice with the South African government , but the United States government cut considerable ice . |
4 | All she could think of was that they 'd all been in on this — a kind of family Mafia , working behind the scenes to make sure that Lucenzo ended up with everything , his empire untouched . |
5 | All I could think of was that I knew that a Lee Metford was the forerunner of the Lee Enfield .303 rifle and almost became standard issue to the British army before WW1 . |
6 | Luke Calder was nothing but a ruthless manipulator who made people do what he wanted when he wanted it , yet all she could think of was that she wanted to feel again the hot urgency of his mouth ! |
7 | She had all that to fill her heart with but at this moment all she could think of was that the stranger had left her side . |
8 | ‘ The only thing I can think of is that there is a convent near where I live , and they take a few elderly people . ’ |
9 | The closest analogy I can think of is that it is very much like fishing , you never know what you are going to catch , you have to pull in the small ones when you are hoping for the big one , but occasionally a big one comes along when you least expect it . |
10 | and the biggest pro for a fax that I can think of is that you can send the message and that 's that , there 's no risk of it dribbling on into , into doubt |