Example sentences of "he think [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does n't do any good to let him think he can overrule me either — well , he ca n't really , because I 'm Chief Druid after all . |
| 2 | He was a fool to expect anything other than he got , however : surely only vanity could have made him think he could seduce a mob of Madness fans ? |
| 3 | She professed love for Gentle at intervals , but not with sufficient consistency to make him think he could prise her from her husband , even if he wanted to , which he was by no means certain he did . |
| 4 | And made him think he could trust me . |
| 5 | She 'd be damned if she 'd let him think he could get away with that ! |
| 6 | She knew he was in a position to do what he wished , but what made him think she would enjoy it ? |
| 7 | ‘ Then what the hell made him think you might be pregnant ? ’ he demanded , glaring down at her . |
| 8 | He 's engaged and they 're saving up to get married , but Helen and him thought it 'd be better to buy one now because they 'll have a lot of expenses after they 're married and wo n't have Helen 's wages . ’ |
| 9 | It was a belief in a designing and orderly God which made it possible for him to think there might be a consistent cause for his ‘ headaches ’ . |
| 10 | I ca n't worry my husband because he 's not well and I do n't want him to think I 'd make any difference . |
| 11 | So it was kind of him to think you might feel like that , too . ’ |
| 12 | Fancy him thinking you could get rabbits with that . |
| 13 | But in the main her mother had continued to live in her own world and her father in his , and she herself had been waging an inward war of words against the narrowness of her existence and with no hope of seeing a way out : she had given the final ‘ no ’ to Henry Stalwort and convinced Peter Chambers that it was useless him thinking she would change her mind . |
| 14 | Fancy him thinking he could con her ! |
| 15 | It 's just that sometimes — well , I do n't even know if we have a relationship , and I do n't want him thinking he can take me for granted . ’ |
| 16 | Does he think they will lead to further unemployment and does he think they 'll have enough the effect of increasing unemployment in my part of the United Kingdom ? |
| 17 | Does he think they will lead to further unemployment and does he think they 'll have enough the effect of increasing unemployment in my part of the United Kingdom ? |
| 18 | Does he think we 'd shoot him down ? |
| 19 | Nor did he think it would serve any purpose to refer to the lipstick-smeared card , originally written by Dotty and still wired to the stem of the mutilated plant , which , in the heat of the moment and the fitful light of the streetlamps was mistakenly thought to have been dipped in blood . |
| 20 | Does he think it would be a good thing ; is he committed to setting one up ? |
| 21 | The man was a fool … did he think it would do his reputation any good to appear in weak productions ? |
| 22 | ‘ Gentle , indeed ! ’ she said ‘ And if I were as gentle in the market as I have been for him at home , how does he think I would manage ? ’ |
| 23 | But did he think I could give an answer ? |
| 24 | So what does he think he 'll get out of it ? |
| 25 | WHY would Hamman possibly do this , and what weight does he think he 'll possibly have in Uefa . |
| 26 | Only in retrospect does he think he might qualify as a ‘ new man ’ , a supporter of causes from which he is excluded by his situation — feminism , the Third World , anti-racism , gay rights . |
| 27 | What does he think he can achieve ? |
| 28 | Did he think he should not start courting on a labourer 's wage ? |
| 29 | How could he think she would forgive that ? |
| 30 | Did he think she would put his affair with Rebecca in jeopardy ? |