Example sentences of "[adj] think they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I understand they all think they 're Napoleon nowadays . |
| 2 | They all think they can remember . |
| 3 | Native speakers of English all think they know , but almost any two will differ somewhat in their usage and idiom . |
| 4 | So they all think they 're at the centre of the Big Bang . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ They all think they 're going to suffer by it too , that 's what amazes me . |
| 6 | I know I thought that was good because then everybody puts the phone down you see and they all think they 're going to be terribly clever . |
| 7 | They all think they 've got wings , thought Rose . |
| 8 | While part of friendship is caring about each other to a greater or lesser degree , caring for one another is not an element inherent in the routine organization of friendship … the majority of routine friendships are not particularly well suited for providing the sort of caring community care entails , notwithstanding the friendship ideals that might make one think they would be . |
| 9 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
| 10 | ‘ The rich think they can buy anything , do n't they ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Most think they need far more than they actually do . |