Example sentences of "think [pers pn] would [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did I think I would be able to manage for a while on my own ? ( with Mena , and Mr James in the offing ) . |
| 2 | The case really turned on section 78 , as to which the judge had said ‘ whilst accepting the impressive evidence of the doctor , I do not think I would be justified in excluding this confession , ’ adding ‘ I do not think that section 78 really is aimed at , in truth , the circumstances here appertaining . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You 'd think I would be over this by now , ’ Mait said darkly , eyeing the lake . |
| 4 | ‘ Now why should you think I would be harbouring thoughts of revenge , unless … ’ she let a silence grow ‘ … you know a very good reason why I should feel that way ? ’ |
| 5 | If I 'm clever enough to plot out something so absurd , do n't you think I would be clever enough to conceal it ? |
| 6 | I do not think I would be out of order in recalling a private conversation with the Secretary of State for Transport about a year ago on this subject . |
| 7 | If I did , do you think I would be sitting here letting you rough me up ? |
| 8 | I replied that I did n't think I would be a very good secretary but that one day I would like to run my own gallery . |
| 9 | Now a mature 10-year-old , Lois , from Aintree , says : ‘ I do n't think I would be doing comedy if it was n't for my dad . ’ |
| 10 | She did not report it because she did not think she would be believed . |
| 11 | You would think she would be glad to be interrupted . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ She does mostly ladies ’ slippers , ’ Emily said , ‘ I do n't think she would be of any use to you . ’ |
| 13 | Did Florian think she would be here if the name had occurred in the almost six months of correspondence between her and Giles ? |
| 14 | ‘ And perhaps he did think she would be better off without him ! ’ |
| 15 | I did n't think she would be |
| 16 | Why do you think you would be better than the other candidates ? |
| 17 | The Home Guard became a joke for some and a remark once passed in my company was " What use do you think you would be against trained troops ? " . |
| 18 | I did not think you would be here so promptly . ’ |
| 19 | Now just so that we can get this er correct what , what sort of amount do you think you would be able to af afford on a monthly basis ? |
| 20 | Do n't you think you would be better having a proper size size box ? |
| 21 | Who 'd have thought I would be able to say that I trained Marmaduke " Duke " Hussey , chairman of the BBC , in TV interviewing technique ? |
| 22 | She said doctors were pleased with Laura 's progress , and it was thought she would be able to lead a normal life . |
| 23 | A spokeswoman at the hospital said doctors were pleased with Laura 's progress and it was thought she would be able to lead a normal life . |
| 24 | Who would have thought we would be watching the Kirov ( as they used to be ) performing a pas de deux from Antony Tudor 's The Leaves are Fading ? |
| 25 | I would have thought they would be hi hiding under the bed for saying this . |
| 26 | On the other hand , had he not thought they would be there , he would n't have gone into the building at all . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | She had thought it would be a pity not to have him around any longer : Rachel and Maggie both liked him and she had not told either of them about his wife . |
| 29 | Who would have thought it would be her , Minnie ? |
| 30 | Clive had thought it would be Judi and Coral again , on a much larger scale . |