Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] [pron] think [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd bought an array of stylish cosmetics , received a free lesson on how to apply all her expensive purchases from one of the white-coated assistants in the department store , bought shoes and bags and accessories , flashed her friendly credit card until she thought the plastic might melt from overuse — and now the finishing and most dramatic change of all ! |
| 2 | A woman with feelings of that intensity might be capable of any action if she thought the man she loved was seriously in love with someone else . |
| 3 | Er , I think there are certain papers well further down er , the agenda that , that might be taken to P A G as well , in relation to capital programmes , so if , if we can possibly speak about the generality of the capital programme because I think the idea is that it goes to P A G for refinements . |
| 4 | He was also quite good at making enemies by speaking his mind when he thought the subject and audience were worth it . |
| 5 | There are reports of up to three beans killing a child so I think the risk of a child handling one of these could be very serious |
| 6 | Brothers created elaborate practical arrangements to emphasize their equality ; or they divided the household if they thought the implicit pattern of seniority too discrepant with the facts . |
| 7 | Whatever our misgivings about the story 's historicity ( and we make a grave and fundamental error if we think the value of a passage like this is measured by the extent of its historicity ) , and however confident we might be about its origins , it asks and surely deserves to be taken on the storyteller 's own terms . |
| 8 | And I think when we talk in terms in getting around to spending the money we have got then we need to look quite clearly about how you make a place more inviting and it 's also about when people come into the building how they 're met what the receptionists like , when they ring up can they get through and I mean I 'm I 'm surprised that 's said about the tickets that I think that our reception ticket areas an excellent area the people working there are first class are very friendly very helpful so it 's trying to get that sort of concept through the building I thin k we work on that I think the building 's kept very clean people who clean the building are very good but I hear what you 're saying and I thinks it 's been said earlier by the lady here by the foyer downstairs she feels threatened when she goes into that bar because I think the whole decor and the way it is is a threatening place I think we need to look at those so that was an old and . |
| 9 | My film adaptation of Anthony Delano 's richly comic book slip-Up ’ How Fleet Street caught Ronnie Biggs and Scotland Yard lost him ’ cost the not unastronomical sum of £600,000 to make , so should it turn out to be money down the drain the BBC will have to face some embarrassing questions about why it embarked on it in the first place if it thought the story might be defamatory . |
| 10 | That became a famous story , where they almost cancelled the record because they thought the Manson Family were after them or something ! |
| 11 | I can change my mind at the last minute if I think the thing is n't watertight . ’ |
| 12 | And it occu It seemed to me therefore that really one could only consider this level o at a strategic issue by looking at the quality of the existing landscape and it seems to me , if the proposition is that you should locate a new settlement to the erm North in the Ryedale sector , er of Greater York , then you 're effectively turning planning on its head because I think the usual approach is to try and steer development to less attractive areas rather than put them in better quality areas . |
| 13 | Naturally , you can not say you are not giving credit because you think the applicant is not trustworthy . |
| 14 | ‘ Still , I was quicker and I was pushing hard until about 10 laps from the finish when I thought the engine sounded a little bit different . |
| 15 | The shooting itself caused three days of riots ; and although a racially mixed jury found Mr Lozano guilty of manslaughter shortly afterwards , an appeals court threw out the verdict because it thought the jury had been intimidated by the unrest . |
| 16 | ( He had always used a lady 's bike as a teenager because he thought the middle bar on a man 's one might do him a mischief if he cocked his leg over it carelessly . ) |
| 17 | The parakeet in the shop , hearing the sweet , mechanical noise , set up a loud jabbering : vehement , meaningless syllables as though incoherent with anger because he thought the toys were mocking him . |
| 18 | Gordon Knowles , 56 , of Dudley , West Midlands , was three times over the drink-drive limit when he thought the children were preventing the train 's doors from closing and ordered them off , Birmingham magistrates heard . |
| 19 | Neither will the commercial policyholder be forced to take extended cover against terrorism if they think the risk is negligible . |
| 20 | You deliberately delayed conducting his music until you thought the moment ripe . |
| 21 | At the age of 20 she took an overdose when she thought a boyfriend was about to desert her . |
| 22 | A Corporal was indicating to Lovat where he thought the firing was coming from . |
| 23 | ‘ You must have a very inflated opinion of your own worth if you think every woman you meet is after your body . |
| 24 | People will pay a lot if they think the big ones are in a certain stretch of water . ’ |
| 25 | He may also drop his ball back into play , though no nearer the hole , when given relief by the rules or under penalty of one shot if he thinks the ball is unplayable . |
| 26 | any suggestion because I think the jury would be interested particularly with the dates on them , but even if there are n't compare the figures in different editions |
| 27 | To save your blasted dignity since you think a supermarket beneath you ! ’ |
| 28 | No one asked the matron if she thought the boy might have done this to silence Charley rather than avenge his mother . |
| 29 | This scepticism apart , most bass amp manufacturers would opt for a similar system if they thought the market would stand it , but realising that it places significant extra financial strain on the consumer , most do n't . |
| 30 | Sister explained to me , ‘ The poor old dear 's in a fine twitter as she thought the bus was stopping , not starting — ’ Sister shot off to meet an anxious young woman with a baby in her arms and a small tearful boy hanging on to her skirt . |