Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] think [pers pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is legislation in an area in which Parliament itself has not thought it right to legislate and thus , in my view , it steps outside the judicial function . |
| 2 | In the cold light of the morning after , she did not think she even fancied him , could hardly bring what he looked like into focus , she had gone briefly crazy that was all , gone native . |
| 3 | He had seen the Eiffel Tower so many times in photographs or on television he did not think it really existed . |
| 4 | I do not think it right to ban all these services . |
| 5 | I had to conform ; I do not think I ever used the term in my reports , except in parenthesis to denote a sort of dirty word . |
| 6 | ‘ I do not think you even realise the danger you walk towards so willingly . ’ |
| 7 | She enjoyed hearing about the governess 's letters which would never be received and translations of East End rhyming slang , but did n't think he actually listened to her , he often asked her the same questions . |
| 8 | He says I did n't think he really wanted to shoot me . |
| 9 | I did n't think you even liked me very much at the moment , let alone … let alone cared sufficiently to want to marry me … ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't think you ever thought much of revolution , ’ I tell him , sipping my whisky . |
| 11 | Shame about the stupid did n't think it just happens . |
| 12 | Love ? she mused , and she did n't think she quite liked the idea of Leo watching her while she slept . |
| 13 | I do n't think we normally do that . |
| 14 | Something I do n't think we particularly do . |
| 15 | I do n't think we even knew what the O stood for ; perhaps he lied about it . |
| 16 | They were together for four years , but Bailey recalls : ‘ I do n't think we ever saw each other . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't think we ever had one . |
| 18 | Oh I was in repudiation of my contract well I du n no what what it means to repude some things , you know I jumped to get a dictionary and found out , but I really do n't know what my contract was because I do n't think we ever had any . |
| 19 | A roof rack , he wants to borrow one for Sunday , cos Susan 's coming back look , anyway she asked me and I said no we 've never had one , I do n't think we ever had , I said I 'll ask Doreen , so I asked Doreen and she said yes we have , but I 'd have to ask Leslie first , so when Dee come back I said yes she has , but do n't say anything to her cos you might not get it , but she 's not getting that . |
| 20 | Y y you need n't lock your door up in those days you could leave your door open , and they 'd come and knock on your door and anybody in and I , I do n't think we ever had a key to our front door , but er no they were very friendly and there used to be an old midwife , Mrs her name was the , she used to charge half a crown for a birth . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't think we ever thought , though , that the bank would not support us . |
| 22 | I do n't think we ever thought the bank would not support us . |
| 23 | Well right-oh we er I do n't think we ever do expect that much . |
| 24 | Yes definitely I mean I do n't think we ever dreamt in our wildest dreams I think really it was maybe chance thing f fate or whatever you know . |
| 25 | I do n't think we actually said who was going to inform the member authorities . |
| 26 | I do n't think we actually used any of them in the end but it has got that cinematic imagery to it . ’ |
| 27 | So are y I do n't think we actually established , are , are you erm are you unemployed ? |
| 28 | Lack of money is holding them back — new sounds have to come from fresh effects pedals rather than a sampling machine — but the ambitions are burning : ‘ I do n't think we actually achieve the crossover , ’ admits Sam , with a who-gives-a-flying- f— -shrug , ‘ but that 's certainly what we want to do . ’ |
| 29 | Like you , I could n't interpret the paintings in any particular way , and I do n't think we really need to . |
| 30 | I do n't think we really need that do we now ? |