Example sentences of "they think [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | no , makes them think they might come up do you want some porridge , mummy do you some porridge ? |
| 2 | Do they think they can get it up to fifteen ? |
| 3 | To put it another way : how did they think they could share their thoughts about the trick objects with another person ? |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't they think we would ? ’ |
| 5 | But what , he thought , as he closed the door behind him , did they think she might have been saying ? |
| 6 | Do they think you 'll be able to go back to work ? |
| 7 | Did they think you would ? |
| 8 | How did they think he could get more production from his work force if they allowed so little cash for its upkeep ? |
| 9 | So do they think it might be the new clutch or was it the when you went |
| 10 | Do they think it could be polio ? |
| 11 | Did they think I would loosen Ralemberg 's tongue or stir his memory ? |
| 12 | A lot of blokes say the reason they got into music in the first place was they thought it would be a great way of pulling women . |
| 13 | Ten teams took part in the first race in 1975 , and they all enjoyed themselves so they thought they would do it again the following year . |
| 14 | They thought they would get a warm welcome when they offered the money to the charity-funded hospice in Milton , Cambs . |
| 15 | " I expect they thought they would be down here in a moment to indulge in carnal conversation with us and to murder us , " replied Miriam rather cruelly , becoming blunter than ever . |
| 16 | I think they thought they would find the treasure lying around on the beach ! |
| 17 | Those who were not incontinent ( 3584 ) were asked what they thought they would do and how they would feel if they were incontinent . |
| 18 | Ninety five per cent ( 3391 ) would go to their doctor and only 15% ( 492 ) said they thought they would feel embarrassed by so doing . |
| 19 | So convinced were the farmers that in July they delayed the trebbiatura , the threshing of the grain , hoping that they could do it under Allied administration ; they thought they would probably get 700 lire more for each sack . |
| 20 | They thought they would go abroad . |
| 21 | ‘ They thought they would not be caught . |
| 22 | Under the new-look European farm policy agreed last year farmers are much better off than they thought they would be . |
| 23 | Immediately they thought they would make a fortune if they were able to sell this food in shops . |
| 24 | did better than they thought they would |
| 25 | The government put this here after ‘ Forty-six because they wanted one spot of safety in a wilderness of hatred , and because they thought they might as well get some good of this country once they 'd ruined it . |
| 26 | Who , after all , would decline a chance to emigrate because they thought they might later qualify as a refugee ? |
| 27 | after three or four years they thought they might move so , we said well take out a P S P cos that provides a savings vehicle , and if you do move you can use that as part of the mortgage increase . |
| 28 | Today staff have been preparing to welcome 2 young men whom they thought they might never see again . |
| 29 | Say they needed it at eight , they thought they might need it at eight o'clock and then turned out they did n't , because one body else came in the restaurant , then they 'd just stick that in the fridge over night , and put it out the next morning . |
| 30 | They should be able to hold prices and they certainly should n't got up by as much as they thought they might have to put them up . |