Example sentences of "you [adv] think [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ And you naturally think you should read them , ’ said Sir George . |
2 | Look , I 'm sorry … ’ she agreed stiffly , ‘ You obviously thought you 'd grab a quick break in the sun , and now you 've found your privacy invaded . |
3 | You obviously think you can do what you like with women , and perhaps that 's the fault of those who 've let you treat them this way in the past . |
4 | Perhaps Nutty had second thoughts along the same lines , for she then said , quite nicely for her , ‘ You only think you ca n't do these things , Hoomey . |
5 | You just thought you 'd ask |
6 | Non-existent until about I should n't think there was an a bus did come to the bottom of Road , I ca n't remember what was , it must have been about nineteen twenty I suppose something like that , it used to go to the bottom of Road and turn round there , but I never er my mother always used to say you 'd ruin the trade , the trade down well I do n't believe it did really er now I think the lack of transport now you 've hit something there , lack of transport there encouraged people to shop in Green rather to go down the town cos you could get anything off Green you know , you just think you 'd ju you , you smiled about the er butcher 's shops , the grocer 's shops , the cake shops , you could get the gents , you could get anything on Green the ironmonger shop , you need n't go anywhere else but , when they started transport er yes I think the buses had quite a bit gradually cos things that , you do n't think get things happening in this country overnight I mean , they grow on you do n't they ? |
7 | Do you still think they 'll go over to ? |
8 | So you still think someone should make a film about your life ? |
9 | ‘ So you still think it could be Newman ? ’ |
10 | For one thing , it requires searing honesty to know whether you are arranging oboe lessons because a ) you genuinely think it would be good for your child , b ) you think your child would enjoy it , or c ) you rather fancy having a child who can play the oboe : of the three , a ) and b ) are acceptable reasons , c ) is definitely not . |
11 | As time passed did you ever think you 'd catch anyone for this particular crime ? |
12 | Did n't you ever think it might be a shabby move lifting it off the album — a lot of people have mentioned this to me . |
13 | Did n't you ever think it could be me who was sending the money ? ’ |
14 | ‘ Have you ever thought it might have been Mrs Downes who killed Dr Kemp ? |
15 | ‘ Do you honestly think I could get away with it ? ’ |
16 | Do you really think they 'll close down your old college ? ’ |
17 | ‘ Do you really think they 'll follow us ? ’ |
18 | Do you really think they would have believed a story like that ? |
19 | ‘ They say the Robemaker uses human fuel , ’ said Caspar , half to himself , and then , ‘ Fenella , do you really think we ought to be doing this ? |
20 | ‘ Do you really think we can disappear into the blue ? ’ |
21 | " Do you really think we will ? " asked Dandelion . |
22 | ‘ Did you really think I would leave you to face her alone ? ’ |
23 | ‘ And if it were all true , do you really think I would have admitted it ? |
24 | ‘ Do you really think I 'll be able to … to walk and … dig ? ’ asked Colin . |
25 | ‘ Did you really think I might have forgotten ? |
26 | Do you really think I will ? |
27 | Do you really think I can remember that ? |
28 | ‘ Do you really think I 'd let you in for anything like that ? ’ |
29 | ‘ And if I had nicked it , do you really think I 'd be here ? ’ |
30 | Do you really think I 'd do that — take money from you for doing one thing , and at the same time take money from someone else to do the opposite ? ’ |