Example sentences of "think we can [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You do n't think we can do it , ’ whispered the bald man .
2 I do n't think we can do it again so soon without a very noisy protest from the Tourist Board . ’
3 Now , do you think we can make it to the post box let's go and have a try shall we ?
4 But we 're lumbered with it now , and I do n't think we can change it .
5 I do n't think we can treat them individually .
6 How soon do you think we can get our supplies together ?
7 ‘ Do you think we can trust him ? ’
8 Well do you think we can have our pudding now ?
9 Ooh and another that 's what I wanted to tell you about well I do n't think we can help him out .
10 Well I do n't think we can buy one quite as quickly as that .
11 I do n't think we can accept it . ’
12 Do you think we can take it further ?
13 ‘ Now — if we are going to roast the lairds , and get some rights at last , do you think we can win our lease back from old Menzies — do you think so , Angus ? ’
14 ‘ I think we can manage it , ’ Richard said .
15 And anyway , even if we ask them , I mean , even if they think we can do something about it , though Christ knows what , I do n't want a lot of knowalls who have n't got any kids and do n't know the first thing about them telling us what to do with ours — ’
16 " Why , I think we can do something about that , " said the little girl .
17 If you contrast that with holidaying in Britain , even today relatively few people will be a buy a package holiday in Britain because somehow we think we can do it better ourselves .
18 And it was a belief that to cut at the roots with small scissors would make a difference , because it would have a cumulative effect and that 's why I think we can do it in our own society .
19 Erm we may of course go to Bowness next year if the circumstances change and we can manage it that will course cost a fair amount of money but that remains to be seen , we 'll have to wait and see how the club progresses during the year whether we think we can do it .
20 I think we can do it .
21 You 're not convinced , but I think we can do it .
22 But if you look at science as a way of exploring their world , a world they can structure their curiosity about aspects of the physical world , about aspects of the environment , then I think we can do it very early indeed , probably from the time children can come to school at the age of five and from reception classes onwards .
23 But if you look at science as a way of exploring their world , a world they can structure their curiosity about aspects of the physical world , about aspects of the environment , then I think we can do it very early indeed , probably from the time children can come to school at the age of five and from reception classes onwards .
24 I think we can do it .
25 I think we can protect our children much better than we do , for one thing there is a law that says it 's illegal to sell tobacco to children under sixteen , that law is flouted every day in a large proportion of the , er the shops in this city and in Scotland .
26 And we see whether we think we can tolerate you .
27 We all know that we are under the microscope after various events in the past , but I think we can control ourselves ’ .
28 For a while , at least , I think we can offer them assurances that we are taking steps to locate it .
29 ‘ Because it 's in Europe we think we can bring him down with all his works .
30 Thorfinn said , ‘ I think we can beat him with two thousand gone , provided the Normans remain .
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