Example sentences of "think that " in BNC.
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| 1 | An unwary reader might think that the book is a history of the changes in Western art , whereas it is in fact only a selection of some changes . |
| 2 | I do n't think that its readers can have had much trouble in finding in the life and work the responsiveness Ackroyd finds in them . |
| 3 | Do you think that training is essential ? |
| 4 | Do not think , he wrote , biting his lips in concentration , bending low over the page , blinking to keep the sweat out of his eyes , do not think that it was ever far from my mind . |
| 5 | First , I do not understand how anyone can possibly think that a menu which features one fat-laden course after another — foie gras , creamy soup , fat-wrapped lamb , pan-fried potatoes , cheese and more cream in the mousse — is a well-planned menu . |
| 6 | ‘ Look , do you really think that the Senate of the University of London is going to care two hoots about a footling little first-year lecture ? |
| 7 | This method has been taught for many years and I do not think that pilots who have learned to do it this way need bother to change . |
| 8 | Nightmares and night-time anxiety , are a regular feature of Leonard 's work , though he did remark to us , ‘ I do n't think that I was scarred by anything . ’ |
| 9 | You may not think that you have a problem , but in a company of even modest size it is statistically likely that some employees will have a drink problem . |
| 10 | I do not take this view , but I do think that there are certain deep assumptions about how the mind-body problem should be addressed which increase its difficulty . |
| 11 | It is pretty certain that , in term of what adults mean by ‘ longer ’ the children do not really think that the pencil is longer ; but why do they say this ? |
| 12 | One might think that radical behaviourists such as Skinner would advocate the classification of stimuli along purely physical dimensions . |
| 13 | We might think that ‘ Naxos ’ in Cantos 2 , 24 , and 78 is the place of that name beneath Taormina , the site ( lately and partially excavated ) of the earliest Greek colony in Sicily , and thereafter the port whence the teams from all the Sicilian Greek cities made a ceremonial departure to compete in the Olympic Games ; but the Annotated Index is doubtless right to identify Naxos , on the contrary , with an island in the Aegean . |
| 14 | No one who reads the three solid essays in what is described as the catalogue of the exhibition ( though it is n't quite that ) can think that ‘ Barnumising ’ in any way describes Pound 's ardent response to painting and sculpture , photography and architecture , first in London 1908–1920 , then in Paris 1920–1925 , and thereafter in Italy . |
| 15 | Well , so we might , but we might also think that ‘ literary promotion ’ is an inadequate description of Pound 's sustained and inventive activities on behalf of his notably non-reciprocating Irish colleague . |
| 16 | People must n't think that because there 's a computer , they 've got to think of a use for it . ’ |
| 17 | I should not think that Mr Kinnock would have the same need for such structures . ’ |
| 18 | Do these experts really think that mothers are so inept that they would go on doing something that is so ineffective ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ You might think that I would have been happy to go on improving my golf handicap , ’ he said . |
| 20 | We , however , may think that Hetty 's wicked wit was the best thing about her . |
| 21 | No one could think that improvement is not necessary to safety , especially in quarrying , construction , diving or works transport . |
| 22 | Furthermore , the insurers are judge and jury rolled into one — if they do not think that your case has a reasonable chance of success they will not indemnify you . |
| 23 | ‘ The market is n't enough , and I do n't think that Tories have ever believed the market is enough . |
| 24 | You may not think that access cards for greater access are a good idea , but what are you proposing should be done to double the age-participation rate in this country ? |
| 25 | Sir Rhodes Boyson The market is n't enough , and I do n't think that Tories have ever believed the market is enough . |
| 26 | Have you never seen a Welshman eating his dinner , or do you think that I am going bomb-happy ? ’ |
| 27 | I would think that you should be wearing Lovat s tartan by this time ? ’ |
| 28 | He did not think that he judged wisely to accept , because he accepted another job only two years after he was appointed and then had to withdraw because he was found not old enough to be legal . |
| 29 | When he looked back later in life he did not think that this dark night was caused by what happened on the road at Godmanchester . |
| 30 | His knowledge of the Anglican religious communities , such as it was , made him think that if he decided to try this out , Mirfield in Yorkshire would be the right place ; for at Mirfield many of the fathers had a vocation to teach , or to hear confessions . |