Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] think [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now you see I do n't think that you can say I 'm all against national war but , but you 're in favour of a violent revolution |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He did not think that the then bench in the Church were all well qualified to this end . |
| 5 | He did not think that Ramsey would be interested in the load of administration which he would have to carry . |
| 6 | He added that while the evangelicals had their part in the Church he did not think that on the whole they had the qualities suitable for being bishops . ’ |
| 7 | Elisabeth did not think that a life sentence of Bo-Bo 's knitting was the harshest a man might serve . |
| 8 | They did not enjoy Aintree two years ago and did not think that Ghofar ( who was unplaced to Mr Frisk ) enjoyed himself much either . |
| 9 | They could see that providing specialist support for bureaux was a sure way of improving standards of generalist advice work but did not think that NACAB should develop these services further . |
| 10 | He did not think that a ‘ good artistic work can be the joint production of two minds ’ . |
| 11 | However , the therapist did not think that the situation had improved and therefore offered further open access . |
| 12 | The therapist did not think that Tony was suffering from a psychiatric disorder , or that there was a risk of suicide , or of a further act of self-harm in the near future . |
| 13 | The therapist did not think that the overdose had been associated with serious suicidal intent , nor that David was suffering from a psychiatric illness . |
| 14 | Then somehow she was spreadeagled along the seat and he was half-kneeling , half -lying on top of her and suddenly she did not think that what was between her legs was his finger . |
| 15 | She later explained , ‘ I did not think that anyone was going to believe us as a family . |
| 16 | But with most of the enemy leaders undoubtedly caught in the castle , he did not think that the surprised army would be in a position to counter-attack swiftly . |
| 17 | There is no need to say more here about Anselm 's primatial activity : he certainly thought that the evidence was sufficiently strong for him to make a most uncompromising claim to primatial authority over the whole of the British Isles , and it is quite clear that he did not think that the Canterbury claim to this position rested on a series of specific grants by popes after Gregory the Great . |
| 18 | He did not think that the house was watched that day . |
| 19 | Gill and myself , did not think that she was an adequate representative of this school , to visit primary schools . |
| 20 | He did not think that they were adequately prepared for their roles as modern doctors . |
| 21 | They did not think that these qualities could be found in a job for college leavers — Well perhaps interest and challenge , but not being in charge . ’ |
| 22 | Evidently , James Watt , who was a Scotsman himself , did not think that Scotsmen were capable of becoming good mechanics . |
| 23 | The early Christians clearly did not think that Mary provided a role model for women and Christ for men ! |
| 24 | Later she explored , and the boat 's possibilities seemed limitless ; she did not think that she could ever tire of it . |
| 25 | He did not think that a state in which a rich majority governed could be properly called a democracy : " suppose a total of one thousand three hundred ; one thousand of these are rich , they give no share in government to the three hundred poor , who also are free men and in other respects like them ; no one would say that these thirteen hundred lived under a democracy . " |
| 26 | He made it clear to Law that he did not think that Law was well qualified to be leader and that he reserved the right to contest any future vacancy , but Austen was too loyal a man to conspire ; relations were not very friendly , but there was total cooperation . |
| 27 | She sought to ‘ pacify ’ Miss T. and did not think that there was any problem as Miss T. did not need a blood transfusion . |
| 28 | This I found strange since , to my innocent mind , I did not think that he could possibly have received an indication that a peerage was awaiting him . |
| 29 | He did not think that the boy was the actual thief and he hoped that the boy would not be punished . |
| 30 | He did not think that their ambitions extended far into Western Europe but he thought it had been a serious error to let the Russians take Berlin and establish themselves there . |