Example sentences of "[adv] think [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government department concerned for dishing out the dosh in these matters must presumably think croquet is a corporate hospitality device . |
| 2 | He did not shy away from probing questions about his art or sex life ( he has gone to whores for the ‘ psychological experience ’ , claims Illona makes him so hot he can ‘ go again in 5 to 10 minutes ’ , and does n't necessarily think porn stars make better lovers ‘ if two people love each other ’ ) . |
| 3 | ‘ The King , ’ said Caspar , having apparently thought matters over , ‘ is wishful to marry Flame . |
| 4 | ‘ The Bangles wanted to emphasise the rock'n'roll side of the band and in doing so thought regalia and kind of hippyish , Hendrix-style clothing was gon na put that image across , but it ended up looking very glamorous , it ended up looking glammier and glammier even though the intention was for it not to be glamour … |
| 5 | On first hearing , I prematurely thought Vin Garbutt had given abortion a rest . |
| 6 | In January , one ship had visited Dili bringing four officers and some 50 reinforcements who apparently thought independence meant lack of discipline . |
| 7 | So thought I. The first part was okay when we got the squad marching the 50 yards , but I was the only one that did not see that someone had dug a trench in the line of march , and in one step leapt over the trench in perfect style . |
| 8 | So thought Liz Headleand , as she sat at her dressing-table , in her yellow-walled , her yellow marble-veined dressing-room , eating nuts . |
| 9 | In the bright mid-morning light he looked , standing there , rather commonplace and even ugly — so thought Alice , who a few moments before had been melting in a familiar ecstasy of admiration for him . |
| 10 | He saw Oliver running away , so he naturally thought Oliver was the thief . |
| 11 | Johnny 's double standards , and his entrenched belief in the superiority of the male , had led her into an angry tirade of defence designed only to prove that she was exactly the cheap little tart that he so obviously thought her.Their relationship seemed to be increasingly an exercise in one-upmanship : my time 's better than yours ; so there ! |
| 12 | The terms were staggering to anyone naive enough to think football was only a game . |
| 13 | You obviously think Batty should come in . |
| 14 | Now , the REALLY BIG QUESTION : why not find a place for him … yep I appreciate that Batty , McAllister , Speed & Strachan are all bloody good BUT I personally think Rocky is a far more skillful player than Batty , more likely to score goals ( than Batty ) & generally far more of an attacking player . |
| 15 | I personally think Upton Park is a complete shit hole ( for standing anyway ) . |
| 16 | It is tempting perhaps to think musicians were innocent of technology at least until the age of the LP and stereophonic sound . |
| 17 | I have a Rule of Life ( No. 74 , actually ) which says that you can work your way out of most situations if you can give yourself enough thinking time . |
| 18 | There can be few people in football who do not think Flashman should be turfed out of Barnet at the earliest opportunity . |
| 19 | We did not think things would be as bad . ’ |
| 20 | Jim Oulton , GMB branch secretary , said : ‘ We knew the company was in difficulty but we did not think things were this bad or the cuts would be of this magnitude . ’ |
| 21 | In March 1915 at a discussion between London Tramways Managers , Mr. Mason said he did not think women were suitable to conduct large open top cars , but in the New Year , the Company had to employ them , as so many men were being called up in the forces . |
| 22 | Some people , after all , do not think money is god . |
| 23 | He does not think MNTKs will last ; they are ‘ a form of transition from a state-run system to an independent one ’ . |
| 24 | But he had no precise idea where Adam was and he did not think Adam 's travel agent ( a personal friend of the young Verne-Smiths ) would tell him . |
| 25 | I DO not think Nicholson was right to bring Natasha to Britain . |
| 26 | I did not think £9 too much for a fine steak , or £150 too much for the sort of weekend that would cost £200 in Edinburgh or London . |
| 27 | When Bailey wanted Shrimpton to be the model for a Vogue shoot with a collection of British intellectuals in 1961 , he had to fight to convince the fashion editor , Lady Rendlesham , who did not think Shrimpton was quite right . |
| 28 | She did not think boys did go off on their own like that . |
| 29 | I really do not think bargaining is your line . |
| 30 | Sam found himself completely cut off by his own side of the family , who considered he had married beneath him ; while John had a furious row with him because he did not think Sam good enough for Marie . |