Example sentences of "i [verb] not think [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do not think it necessary to enter upon the technicalities of autrefois convict . |
| 2 | As it is now the middle of October , I do not think it unreasonable to request that some action be taken in this matter as soon as possible . |
| 3 | I do not think it probable they will land . |
| 4 | In the light of all this , I do not think it premature to put forward an evolutionary scenario for natural language . |
| 5 | For I do not think it possible to study philosophy profitably without entering fairly deeply into the history of the subject , and for this there is not time at school , nor could it be a subject that would interest more than a very few pupils . |
| 6 | I do not think it possible that datura , Indian or British , or deadly nightshade invaded our menu . ’ |
| 7 | Furthermore , while it may well be correct to say that the implied licence doctrine ( so long as it survived ) itself involved the " adaptation " of the literal application of the statutory provisions " to meet one special type of case " , I do not think it correct that the [ old ] decisions … authorise or justify an application of the statutory provisions otherwise than in accordance with their ordinary and natural meaning … |
| 8 | ‘ I do not think it childish . |
| 9 | I do not think it wrong for a man to open his eyes , look around him and consider that there might be other roads upon which to travel . ’ |
| 10 | I do not think it fair that only two , or any ad hoc number , should be allowed to participate . |
| 11 | ( I did not think it politic to express my reservations . ) |