Example sentences of "think they [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One local resident commented at the time , ‘ Possibly this area may have been picked because they think they might meet least resistance from a depopulated area ’ . |
| 2 | I think they might look kindly on it |
| 3 | In fact , those who most seem to be themselves appear to me people impersonating what they think they might like to be , believe they ought to be , or wish to be taken to be by whoever is setting standards . |
| 4 | Detectives think they might have uncovered an IRA Christmas bombing campaign . |
| 5 | I think they might have split up . |
| 6 | No it 's all of it even the h and the w I think they might have lost some figures off of it at some time . |
| 7 | No , I think they might come up . |
| 8 | ‘ She is a qualified international referee and although the players are entitled to their opinions , I think they might say something different in the morning , ’ Foo said . |
| 9 | ‘ I think they might misunderstand . |
| 10 | ‘ Only I think they might get just a bit mixed up . ’ |
| 11 | " If long putters enable more people to play without jeopardising the integrity of the game , we think they ought to continue to be used , " Bloch said . |
| 12 | If the English do not like children , it is because they think they ought to behave properly , responsibly and quietly in their presence and can never riot or have a good time when they 're around . |
| 13 | people think they ought to do something for you . |
| 14 | It then becomes easy in service provision to slip almost unwittingly from providing what we think the clientele requires to providing what we think they ought to have . |
| 15 | Oh I think they ought to have them cleaned every year do n't you ? |
| 16 | Yes I I do I think the bank 's big mistake is their obsession with security cover erm and I think they ought to develop some expertise in judgement of people 's management and entrepreneurial abilities . |
| 17 | And the adults with whom they interact must continue to be interested in what they have to say , more concerned to answer questions and to sustain and extend their interests than to tell them what the adults think they ought to know and then to check that they can remember what they were told ( Wood , 1983 ) . |
| 18 | This last judgement ( although it is commonly made ) is speculative , of course , as the scribe is normally anonymous , but it is analogous to rejecting live speakers from a random sample on the grounds that they do not speak as we think they ought to speak , or rejecting attested spoken forms on the grounds that they are not what we would expect in some particular location . |
| 19 | " But , Fiver , I think they may refuse to go much further . |
| 20 | Erm I do n't know if if I 'm right in saying , but I think they may have given a tip to other people like er the chore boy , there used to be a chore boy . |
| 21 | Now he wants to hear from members of staff who think they may have the answer . |
| 22 | ‘ You think they may have missed something ? ’ |
| 23 | Hampshire think they may lose up to a quarter of their membership when Dean Park goes after this season . |
| 24 | I think they may appreciate it more erm |
| 25 | These pages are written mostly for those who think they may wish to become qualified as a lawyer . |
| 26 | When we 're away though next week , I think they 'll do quite a lot of stuff inside and But they 're doing some for The same team are doing some friends of ours on Main Road and of course most of the people are down there . |
| 27 | I think they 'll do it slowly but not this slowly . |
| 28 | Erm I I think they 'll offer to me to be totally frank . |
| 29 | well they think they 'll pull the plug on it |
| 30 | You just never think they 'll end up so rotten . |