Example sentences of "but [pers pn] think that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I early found that I had not the literary ability to give me such a place among English authors as I should have desired ; but I thought that I had an opportunity of gaining a knowledge of many of the distinguished men of the age , and that I might do some good by keeping a record of my interviews with them . ’ |
| 2 | I suppose both of them were silent ; but I thought that O looked as though something was almost over , as if he was ending somehow . |
| 3 | But I thought that to have a saint 's care was a good idea , even to my Protestant mind . |
| 4 | Mac came seventh in that race , but I thought that he had done well . |
| 5 | NAOMI GORDON , 9 — IT WAS a very funny film but I thought that Kevin 's family were really very mean to him . |
| 6 | I might have something to say later on in the meeting but I thought that people should be aware that there is a continuing interest from Partnership 's in the abundance of an art structure within Harlow and I I am here taking notes of people 's comments thank you . |
| 7 | The psychologist in question was not an NHS consultant , but I thought that the public might infer this . |
| 8 | ‘ But I thought that only referred to KITS ! ’ |
| 9 | I still was n't feeling strong or back to my normal fitness , but I thought that some fresh air would do me good ( well that was my excuse anyway ! ) . |
| 10 | Superficially it resembles a shield boss with three fixing holes but I thought that they were heavier and cast . |
| 11 | In fact technically I ought to have someone else here as well , but I thought that as the sergeant knew the facts of the enquiry ( in fact he was instrumental in getting the information we 'd like to question you about ) , it would keep it in the family so to speak if he acted as my amanuensis , that 's the word , is n't it , Sergeant Pascoe ? ’ |
| 12 | I felt I could pretend that you were , it was a secret I had , I almost told you once or twice , but I thought that it might spoil things , that … |
| 13 | I am aware that it is not possible for me to call every Scottish Member at Scottish Question Time , but I thought that it was fair today — I hope that the House will agree — to get as far down the Order Paper as I possibily could . |
| 14 | But I thought that er with coming off that , Malcolm was going on to that . |
| 15 | I know it 's there , but I thought that John struck with me a very powerful note , when he said in his conference speech , I should share these things first in private . |
| 16 | Erm I 'm not quite sure about this , I may be wrong , but I thought that maybe that you could 've erm questioned him a little bit more about why he thought he needed to speak to his accountant . |
| 17 | Fair enough he may have had a very good reason for doing so but I thought that that would have been a typical apack erm he did say well you know I just want to run it by him , you know , just to make sure but you , you still needed to know why he thought that his accountant had to be involved . |
| 18 | more than that but I thought that saves |
| 19 | well it is n't even a priority , it 's nothing , they wo n't get the money , th they wo n't pay for walk to go swimming but I thought that now that the has acquired that bus and it 's gon na be standing around doing nothing for most of the time and it 's a twenty nine seater bus . |
| 20 | erm I do n't know anything about the publicity people , but I thought that had been decided at the , is that right ? |
| 21 | but I thought that you were very good today , much better than before |
| 22 | ‘ People in Bavaria say it is crazy not to have tall cylindro-conicals in a wholly ultra-modern brewery , ’ says Brombach , ‘ but I think that kind of vessel sets up a convection that makes for dirty beer . ’ |
| 23 | That 's OK as a rough guide but I think that , at this level anyway , the routes are easier than this would suggest . |
| 24 | I do not know much about gods ; but I think that the river |
| 25 | ‘ It 's very difficult to do because if you are n't careful you just write down a series of platitudes , but I think that a statement of aims and beliefs is very necessary even if it does look platitudinous . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ But I think that people were in contact all over the world , and that that there are hints of contact with Easter Island and with the Indus Valley , ’ Mr Savoy continued , warming to his controversial theme in a way which unsettles his academic admirers . |
| 27 | But I think that if they bring their children here they will find they have a good time . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It ca n't be denied that all this has taken a very long time to come about , but I think that , political wrangling aside , much of the delay has been due to genuine uncertainty about the tax implications of moving money around from one body to another . |
| 29 | In fact , correct me if I 'm wrong , but I think that Protestantism was originally an Alsatian Dogma . |
| 30 | But I think that it 's imperative that we get on with providing our own facilities here for treating these wastes . ’ |