Example sentences of "to think [that] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he says , ‘ I prefer to think that I 'm passionate . |
| 2 | I think it 's hard to be honest with yourself about certain things and I wanted to think that I had no part in the grandiosity of MainMan and a lot of the bad things about MainMan . |
| 3 | I was beginning to think that I was a person with whom no one could live . |
| 4 | So no , I do n't think I missed out on anything , I like to think that I gained . ’ |
| 5 | To think that I shall have to go to Paris to see her grave ! |
| 6 | I should hate anyone to think that I am , ’ she said , looking around her at us all and smiling again , ‘ that I am in the business of catering exclusively for prostitutes , tarts working girls , slags bitches , cunts , whores , studs , pimps , rent boys , butches , nellies , queens , masseurs , escorts , one-night stands , ex-models , ex-policemen , ex-Armed Forces , ex-boxers , security guards , tennis instructors , so-called businessmen , tourists and those poor unfortunates who simply come here to pass the time and meanwhile do some shopping ; oh , no , let it never be said ! |
| 7 | I began to think that I was in an isolation hospital , until I realised that nothing at all happens after six o ‘ clock until breakfast next morning — not even a hot drink except in emergencies . |
| 8 | I was beginning to think that I would be going home fishless when I found myself singing , ‘ He shall feed his flock ’ ; and fell to musing upon how well I would be able to feed five , let alone five thousand , given the reluctance of the fish to show even a snout above the surface . |
| 9 | Yet , as I moved forward , I began to think that I was not so stupid after all . |
| 10 | I like to think that I am laughing at the idea , which has as real a set of consequences as bombs in a Tom and Jerry cartoon . |
| 11 | I even had the audacity to think that I was going to win . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I do like to think that I 'm not only a guy who does electronics ; I 'm a player , too . |
| 13 | ‘ I used to think that I wanted to be a lawyer when I was a little kid ! ’ |
| 14 | That did settle me because it was such a nice feeling to think that I was sharing this memorable day with the rest of my family . |
| 15 | ‘ This is the reason they were first given and I would like to think that I have been given this award because of that . |
| 16 | ‘ Dear lady , dear lady , to think that I might have lived my whole life through and never seen you . |
| 17 | I 've now come to realise that physically Will is no longer around , although I still like to think that I can feel his presence in other ways |
| 18 | So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us , who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ , who was I to think that I could oppose God ? ’ ' |
| 19 | ‘ It makes me vomit ’ , she went on , ‘ to think that I am going to have to put up with a load of garbage like you in my school for the next six years . |
| 20 | Certainly Americans see it as being very different from their home-grown shows and for some reason they all seem to think that I ask rather cheeky questions , which I 'll take as a compliment . |
| 21 | I 'd hate anyone to think that I did well out of dealing with the problem page . |
| 22 | Sometimes , when she was startled or frightened on my fist or as I approached her , it was painful to think that I might be responsible for her fear . |
| 23 | In the past two weeks he has had to scrummage against Scotland 's World Cup looseheads , David Sole and David Milne : ‘ They certainly got the better of me but I like to think that I am learning all the time and that that will lead to my improvement ’ . |
| 24 | I was never encouraged to think that I should aim for university . |
| 25 | And it also managed to chip some of the woodwork , curious to think that I was offered as war damage compensation five pounds to re-case the piano , you could n't of had it repolished for five pounds , but thinking was working class people should n't have pianos , I 'm certain that was at the back of , of the gentleman whose job it was to evaluate war damage , he certainly raised his eyebrows every time we told him , what either a piece of furniture or crockery or cutlery which had been destroyed had cost and he was so foolish after er the house had been almost flattened as de demand bills as proof of evidence that your figures were correct |
| 26 | What you were saying about approachability of lecturers , I 'm not afraid to ask for help , but I am reticent to ask for help more than once on the same thing , because I would hate them to think that I had n't been listening first time round or that I was stupid . |
| 27 | They seem to think that I 'm a bit touched … . ’ |
| 28 | Actually , I have begun to think that I do belong to a time , but it is separated by so many decades from theirs that I reproach myself . |
| 29 | I like to think that I 'm a sort of poet |
| 30 | I was stupid to think that I could bring reason and truth into their lives and thoughts . |