Example sentences of "think for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ca n't think of anywhere myself , let me think for a minute . |
| 2 | Like , you must think for yourself ; look at the IRA 's intelligence network … |
| 3 | And do you think for one minute they care a damn about you ? |
| 4 | But do n't think for a moment that I 'm duped by my own little lies . ’ |
| 5 | Let us think for a few moments of the wonderful achievements of the human race — the towns that have been built , the works of art that have been produced — the books , plays , films , pictures , music … the progress that has been made in science and technology . |
| 6 | I 'd love to help her , and I know every one of us would ; but I do n't think for a moment that Miss Miggs would let us pay her fare , even if we could raise so much money . ’ |
| 7 | Do n't think for a minute I 'm jealous . |
| 8 | The report called for £200 million of government spending on fifth generation computing , that is computers that can think for themselves and get along with humans . |
| 9 | Meg did not think for that — foul wash , the tinker boy ; his thing ; he had roared with laughter — as just or justifiable . |
| 10 | It 's a frustrating affair though — do n't think for a second that you can breeze through this game ; think yourself lucky if you get past the first few levels ! |
| 11 | Naturally I did n't think for a minute that my life and spirit could stimulate her . |
| 12 | Do you think for one minute that I want to live next door to a stinking curry eater or a mugging , drug-dealing , sweaty black rasta ? |
| 13 | Ruling groups have found that their interests are best safeguarded if they are supported by a work force which can not think for itself in the coherent way writing affords . |
| 14 | You do n't think for one minute I 'm going to eat the filth I give to you ? |
| 15 | I do n't think for a minute that I can work them out in movies . |
| 16 | Do n't you think for a rock'n'roll band it is somewhat stupid to promote this government idea , especially here in Belgium ? ’ |
| 17 | And I do n't think for a moment that I 'm alone in feeling this way . |
| 18 | The only uniformity of practice that the Board of Education desires to see in the teaching of Public Elementary schools is that each teacher should think for himself and work out for himself such methods of teaching as may use his powers to the best advantage and be best suited to the particular needs and conditions of the school . |
| 19 | Snotlings do n't really think for themselves , they merely mimic the actions of Orcs and Goblins around them . |
| 20 | Aggressive criticisms of assembly-line education such as this from the 1930s should cause us to stop and think for a moment . |
| 21 | Being in with the gang did n't stop you getting hit but it meant that the Corporals might think for one second before lifting their fists Along with Mike the Rhodesian , Marius , Robert from Oberammergau and Chris , there was myself and a Frenchman called Tignet . |
| 22 | Instead of being encouraged to develop into mature professionals with the ability to learn and think for themselves , we were simply required to regurgitate large amounts of information by rote . |
| 23 | Do n't think for a moment that the women are all on the creative side of the business . |
| 24 | What does she think for that matter ? |
| 25 | The effect is to make you think for a second that the church is only half there , that there must once have been a second side to it , to the right of the tower . |
| 26 | Nisbet ( 1979 ) has pointed out the irony that this new distrust may itself be a product of modern education , since a number of new approaches to teaching and learning encourage children to ‘ think for themselves ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ Why ca n't you think for yourself sometimes ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ If we 'd listened to them do you think for one minute we 'd have got this far by now ? ’ |
| 29 | He could feel the vibrations in his bones ; juddering the cradle he was strapped into , making him think for a moment that the tiny vehicle was going to shake itself to pieces . |
| 30 | The Freshman though , is essentially a movie-maker 's movie , a self-congratulatory in-joke that does n't take the risk of letting the audience think for itself . |