Example sentences of "but i do n't think " in BNC.
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| 1 | That point may seem obvious but I do n't think whoever worked out the amounts given in state benefits ever took it into account . |
| 2 | At the moment it is in my garden , but I do n't think it is hardy enough to stay there . |
| 3 | Everybody talked about the good of golf but I do n't think any of the 24 players were satisfied with the outcome . ’ |
| 4 | But I do n't think we had the right attitude , ’ Sheila says . |
| 5 | But I do n't think you should just appoint somebody and say he 's a worker director . |
| 6 | She grumbles a bit about me waking her up , but I do n't think she minds all that much . |
| 7 | If I knew the way back , then I could walk , but I do n't think I know the way from here . |
| 8 | Their engines are still on , rumbling like great big animals , but I do n't think they 're going nowhere cos there 's no one about . |
| 9 | ‘ But I do n't think so . |
| 10 | ‘ They say foxes just take the weaker lambs , ’ Small said , ‘ but I do n't think that 's true . |
| 11 | The British commander who has to bring his team through the desert in Ice Cold in Alex ( 1958 ) seems hysterical and incompetent by comparison with the Dutch South African who accompanies them but is working for the Germans ; and the message of Ealing 's Dunkirk ( 1958 ) is summarized in one character 's closing statement , ‘ Somebody 's made a muck of it but I do n't think it 's the army . ’ |
| 12 | But I do n't think everyone is as aware as they should be of the after-effects . |
| 13 | I recognised it could mean marking time but I do n't think in practice that has happened . |
| 14 | They wo n't like this but I do n't think they will make a violent reaction , ’ he said . |
| 15 | But I do n't think it is right . ’ |
| 16 | he was so carried away with Newley that I believe quite unconsciously , Newley crept into Bowie 's voice and , as you know , he 's been accused of copying Tony Newley , but I do n't think he was really aware of what he was doing at that time . |
| 17 | ‘ He is greatly respected , but I do n't think the Soviet-led ‘ impacts ’ group ( of the IPCC ) will reflect his views . ’ |
| 18 | But I do n't think it would do any good . ’ |
| 19 | But I do n't think there 'll be any to spare for a day or two . |
| 20 | She was a jolly sort of girl but I do n't think our parents would have kept her if they had known the way she talked to us , and the things she told us . |
| 21 | It 's all visually worrying , but I do n't think we should be too concerned about it yet . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I know I 'm your therapist , but I do n't think it 's a good idea to tell me this . |
| 23 | I wanted the doll with the hair that grows , too , but I do n't think I had that one . |
| 24 | But I do n't think we should tarry . ’ |
| 25 | My name is Rose Mannion , but I do n't think Martina would remember me . |
| 26 | My mother was very kind — she was very fond of music , of Wagner in particular — but I do n't think our parents found it very easy to understand my brother and myself , especially as we had our own private language which no one could work out . |
| 27 | But I do n't think I have missed out on anything . |
| 28 | ‘ I should n't say this , with Father just gone , but I do n't think I 've ever felt so happy , Anna . |
| 29 | He 's just a little immature at present , but I do n't think you 'll see a better Aintree horse . ’ |
| 30 | But I do n't think that the 59 per cent threat is the only , or even the main , reason for viewing the prospect of another Labour government with gloom , disgust , despair . |